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Duvanova, Dinissa. "Questioning Institutionalism: Business Representation in Eastern Europe and the Failure of Corporatism" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2011-06-08 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p209758_index.html>

Duvanova, D. S. , 2007-08-30 "Questioning Institutionalism: Business Representation in Eastern Europe and the Failure of Corporatism" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2011-06-08 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p209758_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: In the 1990s, pluralist and corporatist models of business representation emerged in Eastern Europe. Subsequently, some corporatist-style systems were abandoned, others evolved towards greater pluralism. Analysis of compulsory and voluntary business organizations in the post-communist countries suggests that despite different legislative and institutional frameworks adopted at the outset of transition, patterns of business representation exhibit a degree of convergence. Contrary to the standard institutional accounts, this paper finds that institutional choices at the outset of the post-communist transition have surprisingly little effect on structuring business interests and shaping their relations with the state. The analysis of post-communist convergence in the patterns of business representation suggests that societal interests are not guided by superimposed institutions but are capable of transforming the institutional environment. This calls for a re-examination of a number of fundamental assumptions of the institutionalist paradigm, including the “stickiness” of institutions and their ability to structure interests and behavior.

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