Behind the Wall: What Remains of the “Communist Legacy” in Contemporary Europe

Matteo Migheli ()

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2016, vol. 127, issue 2, No 10, 690 pages

Abstract: Abstract The Wall of Berlin felt more than 20 years ago. Since then a deep transformation has characterised the Eastern countries. People in both Eastern and Western Europe have known dramatic changes related to the integration of former communist countries in the “western world”. Using a new empirical approach, this paper proposes an inquiry into the people’s preferences and attitudes towards competition and market regulation. The results show that strong and significant differences between Eastern and Western citizens still persist. The new approach is compared to the traditional, to show that the results are robust to different methodologies.

Keywords: Transition; Eastern Europe; Western Europe; People’s support; Market economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D40 O57 P36 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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