Who counts? Supranational norms and societal needs

In the months and years immediately following the collapse of communism, the postsocialist societies of East Central Europe (ECE) were visited by economists from universities and international financial institutions bringing therapies, formulas, and blueprints for how to get from communism to capitalism. These neoliberals proposed an agenda for de-statization and deregulation. Marketization was not the business of states; state functions should be reduced to protecting freedoms. [...]