For three decades, neoliberalism dominated the global political economy. Defined as an
explicit preference for private over public control, neoliberalism represented a dramatic …

This paper surveys sociological approaches to the study of markets. Afte considering the
economic approach, I delineate the wide range of theoretical schools, including alternative …

" The revolution will be Twittered!" declared journalist Andrew Sullivan after protests erupted
in Iran in June 2009. Yet for all the talk about the democratizing power of the Internet …

Answers are enticing. Often it makes no difference whether an answer is right or wrong, as
long as one exists. The more precise and decisive, the better; all the more so if the problem …

Sixteen predictions from market transition theory are assessed using survey data on
employment, earnings, and income in Russia, during the first five years of market reform …

Over the past two decades, students of political and economic development have
emphasized the central role that a strong" Weberian" state, or alternatively, a well-networked …

“Predatory policing” occurs where police officers mainly use their authority to advance their
own material interests rather than to fight crime or protect the interests of elites. These …

The recent backlash against democracy in such countries as Bolivia, Venezuela, Russia,
and Georgia poses renewed concerns about the viability of this regime type in the …

The transformations in East-Central Europe after 1989 proceed at two distinct levels:
institutional and cultural. The complete transition to democratic polity and market economy …

Con demasiado frecuencia nuestra atención se enfoca miopemente en el gobierno.¿ Debe
achicarse, crecer o hacer las cosas diferentes? Esto empobrece el análisis de políticas …