Abstract (may include machine translation)
The paper contrasts two diametrically opposing views on the relationship between democratization and economic development in Eastern Europe. It bridges the gap between the macro-political arguments of these two approaches and their assumptions concerning the micro-foundations of individual postures with regard to capitalist development based on the analysis of the results of a comparative survey research done in 11 new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe, According to the results of the analysis, support for capitalism is not a direct function of economic performance, and besides the lack of alternatives, it is mainly trust in political actors and institutions, that forms the basis of support for the new socio-economic regime.
| Original language | Hungarian |
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| Pages (from-to) | 41-73 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| Journal | Politikatudományi Szemle |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
