CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Petrushev, Hristijan Blagoja |
|---|---|
| Title | Capitalism in the Yugoslav Successor States: Slovenia and Macedonia |
| Summary | This study contrasts the trajectory of the capitalist transformation of two former members of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, Slovenia and Macedonia using a Polanyian theoretical framework. By relying on a process tracing approach, the study illuminates the configuration of factors that led to a neocorporatist capitalist model in the Slovenian case, and a wild capitalism which converges to neoliberal capitalism in the Macedonian case. The research question guiding the study is what are the factors that have contributed towards divergent capitalist models in the two countries. The study is confirming the findings of previous research in that the Slovenian case the reliance on the Yugoslav legacy, the initial preferences of the political elite, strong social partnership, capable state, and viable democracy and economy led to the neocorporatist outcome, whereas the Macedonian case follows a pattern similar to other cases that have emerged out of a weak state, difficult economic circumstances, and strong influence of the international financial institutions. |
| Supervisor | Laszlo Bruszt |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/petrushev_hristijan.pdf |
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