Abstract (may include machine translation)
So far, economic analyses of NATO enlargement have been restricted to aspects of regional security while political analyses focused on indirect peace-building effects on democracy in the first place. Our panel regressions for 25 postcommunist countries for the period from 1996 to 2008 reveal that direct incentives provided by NATO pre-accession are important for broad-based institutional development. Results are even more robust than for variables measuring EU pre-accession or NATO membership effects. This supports the argument that NATO can act as a transformative power and should strengthen its political agenda.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 279-297 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Defence and Peace Economics |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Governance
- Institutional change
- NATO
- Transition economies