This contribution explores the importance of independent organizations in authoritarian regimes. While some authoritarian governments delegate policy tasks to (relatively) autonomous agencies simply in order to improve their domestic or international image as modern political leaders or to build...

This contribution explores the importance of independent organizations in authoritarian regimes. While some authoritarian governments delegate policy tasks to (relatively) autonomous agencies simply in order to improve their domestic or international image as modern political leaders or to build...

Der Kollaps der sozialistischen Systeme in Mittel- und Osteuropa ist eines der herausragenden Ereignisse in diesem Jahrhundert. Die hierdurch implizierte Transformation ehemals sozialistischer Wirtschaftssysteme in Marktwirtschaften ist ohne historisches Vorbild. Am Beispiel der russischen...