Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Title

Roadmaps to Post-Communist Neoliberalism: The Case of the Baltic States

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2023

Abstract

This article uncovers the pre-1991 origins of Baltic neoliberal regimes. It highlights the role of the communication networks between reformist economists in the Baltic National Fronts and social forces advocating neoliberalism in Scandinavia and the United States. We assert that those networks functioned as the early carriers of ideational and policy change, even if reform contents were authored by domestic rather than transnational agencies. Firstly, the article previews the structural factors conducive to network formation. Secondly, it examines the networks by highlighting cross-national differences. Finally, it chronicles the idiosyncratic paths of neoliberal reformers’ ascendance to the positions of influence.

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© 2023 Journal of Baltic Studies

https://www.tandfonline.com/share/2CC7GVBJZZNCG6XWT8GE?target=10.1080/01629778.2023.2185647

Publication Title

Journal of Baltic Studies

DOI

10.1080/01629778.2023.2185647

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