Prospective NATO or EU membership and institutional change in transition countries

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This paper quantifies the impact of incentives related to potential membership on institutional change as measured by the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). Based on a panel of 25 transition countries for the period from 1996 to 2008 we show that pre-accession incentives provided by EU and NATO clearly matter for institutional development. In addition, path-dependency determined by cultural norms may be overcome by economic liberalization while foreign aid seems to hamper institutional development.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4483

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economic Integration ; International Factor Movements and International Business: General ; International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy: General ; Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: General ; Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: General ; International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
• Subject: NATO ; transition economies ; institutional change ; governance ; EU-Erweiterung ; Bündnissystem ; Mitgliedschaft ; Übergangswirtschaft ; Institutioneller Wandel ; Governance-Ansatz ; Transformationsstaaten

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Belke, Ansgar ; Bordon, Ingo G. ; Melnykovska, Inna ; Schweickert, Rainer
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/36114
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-20091019329
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET