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Politics of Revenue Extraction in Post-Communist States: Poland and Russia Compared

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Since the late 1990s, a consensus has emerged among scholars of the post-communist transitions that an enfeebled state is not an asset but a liability to a transition economy. Moreover, it is now accepted that underdeveloped fiscal capacity is a leading cause of state weakness in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This article compares the alternative revenue extraction strategies developed by state leaders in post-communist Poland and Russia. It stresses political institutional constraints to explain why Poland opted for a social pact with labor over household incomes, while Russia developed a system of elite bargaining over corporate profits.

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  • Gerald M. Easter, 2002. "Politics of Revenue Extraction in Post-Communist States: Poland and Russia Compared," Politics & Society, , vol. 30(4), pages 599-627, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:polsoc:v:30:y:2002:i:4:p:599-627
    DOI: 10.1177/003232902237828
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    1. Sirovátka, Tomáš & Guzi, Martin & Saxonberg, Steve, 2019. "Support for Market Economy Principles in European Post-Communist Countries during 1999–2008," MPRA Paper 97585, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Leah Gatt & Oliver Owen, 2018. "Direct Taxation and State–Society Relations in Lagos, Nigeria," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 49(5), pages 1195-1222, September.
    3. Michael Carnahan, 2015. "Taxation Challenges in Developing Countries," Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 2(1), pages 169-182, January.
    4. Apostol, Oana & Pop, Alina, 2019. "‘Paying taxes is losing money’: A qualitative study on institutional logics in the tax consultancy field in Romania," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 1-23.

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