Unemployment and the dynamics of political support for economic reforms
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Policy Reform
- Vol. 3 (2) , 139-156
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13841289908523401
Abstract
I analyze the dynamics of political support for economic reforms using a version of Rodrik's (1995) two-sector model of the transition economy. The key role is played by the pattern of flows between the state and private sectors and unemployment. It is shown that while the workers in the private sector always support rapid reforms, the workers in the state sector and the unemployed will support rapid reforms only at the outset of the transition. Later, state-sector workers and unemployed vote for a reduction in the speed of reforms.Keywords
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