The economy and political culture in new democracies

"The central question that is explored in The Economy and Political Culture in New Democracies is: what are the effects of economic policy, economic conditions, and economic perceptions upon citizen support for the new democracies? The book's cross-national empirical model finds that economic perceptions have a significant impact on support for democracy, while, interestingly, the effect of actual economic conditions is minimal. In addition to the empirical model, an investigation of the political cultures of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, and Russia is provided as an ancillary explanation of the democratic consolidation process."--Jacket.