Title When informal institutions change : institutional reforms and informal practices in the former Soviet Union / Huseyn Aliyev

Published Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Informality: unraveling the knot -- Mapping informality -- Institutional reforms and informality -- Georgia: reforming an informal state into a hybrid regime -- Moldova: informal reforms of formal institutions -- Ukraine: reversing decades of informalization -- Conclusion: reforms and informality in a comparative perspective -- Appendix: Research methodology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary Huseyn Aliyev examines how, when, and under which conditions democratic institutional reforms affect informal institutions in hybrid regimes, or countries transitioning to democracy. He analyzes the impact of institutional changes on the use of informal practices and what happens when democratic reforms succeed. Does informality disappear, or do elites and populations continue relying on informal structures? When Informal Institutions Change engages with a growing body of literature on informal practices and institutions in political science, economics, sociology, and beyond. Aliyev proposes expanding the analysis of the impact of institutional reforms on informal institutions beyond disciplinary boundaries, and combines theoretical insights from comparative politics with economic and social theories on informal relations. In addition, Aliyev offers insights that are relevant to democratization, institutionalism, and human geography. Detailed case studies of three transitional post-Soviet regimes--Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine--illustrate the contentious relationship between democratic institutional reforms and informality in the broader post-Soviet context. Aliyev shows that in order for institutional reform to succeed in strengthening, democratizing, and formalizing institutions, it is important to approach informal practices and institutions as instrumental for its effectiveness. These findings have implications not only for hybrid regimes, but also for other post-Soviet or post-communist countries Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Political culture -- Former Soviet republics POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference. Political culture Social conditions SUBJECT Former Soviet republics -- Social conditions Subject Soviet Union -- Former Soviet republics Form Electronic book LC no. 2018000870 ISBN 9780472123100 0472123106

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