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Populism and economic policy: lessons from Central and Eastern Europe
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Abstract A growing literature has identified a coherent economic model associated with populist governments in Central and Eastern Europe. This model runs counter to some aspects of the former neoliberal consensus in the region and to established theories of good governance. Considering three cases which are... mehr
A growing literature has identified a coherent economic model associated with populist governments in Central and Eastern Europe. This model runs counter to some aspects of the former neoliberal consensus in the region and to established theories of good governance. Considering three cases which are representative of these developments - Poland (since 2015), Hungary (since 2010), and Romania (2016-19) - we argue that a major unexplained puzzle is the relatively good economic performance of such governments. We develop three interrelated explanations for this apparent puzzle and test them using quantitative data. First, macroeconomic data show that the populist rhetoric of these parties is not associated with classical macroeconomic populism. Second, government accounting data show that public spending has been targeted towards specific groups and has not led to increasing tax burdens. Third, firm-level data on business confidence and institutional perceptions show no obvious negative effects associated with these governments.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Populismus; Ungarn; Polen; Rumänien; Mitteleuropa; Osteuropa; Wirtschaftspolitik; Eurobarometer; Makroökonomie
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Wirtschaftspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
Flash Eurobarometer 374 (Businesses' Attitudes towards Corruption in the EU) (ZA5892 v1.0.0); Flash Eurobarometer 428 (Businesses' Attitudes Towards Corruption in the EU) (ZA6650 v1.0.0); Flash Eurobarometer 457 (Businesses' Attitudes Towards Corruption in the EU) (ZA6918 v1.0.0); Flash Eurobarometer 482 (Businesses' Attitudes Towards Corruption in the EU) (ZA7628 v1.0.0)
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Seitenangabe
S. 219-245
Zeitschriftentitel
Post-Communist Economies, 34 (2022) 2
Heftthema
New Challenges for Fiscal Policy in Central and Eastern Europe
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2022.2029253
ISSN
1465-3958
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 4.0