The postcommunist transitions produced two very different types of states. The "contractual" state is associated with the countries of Eastern Europe, which mov

Focusing on the steel industry during the post-communist transition from 1989 through 2009, Aleksandra Sznajder Lee traces the transformation of flagship state

This book examines how Russia and Kazakhstan navigated the dilemmas associated with building regulatory state institutions on the ruins of the Soviet command an

Emphasizes how trust can turn a coercive tax state into a modern, legitimate one. This title is also available as Open Access.

The postcommunist countries were amongst the most fervent and committed adopters of neoliberal economic reforms. Not only did they manage to overcome the antici