Rebuilding Leviathan

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The book explores the behavior of governing parties in post-communist democracies, focusing on why they sometimes limit their opportunistic actions despite having the opportunity for personal gain. It reveals how these parties have reconstructed state institutions while simultaneously exploiting resources for informal profits, particularly during privatization. By analyzing political dynamics in several Eastern European countries, the author demonstrates that strong political competition can incentivize even corrupt parties to restrain their misuse of state resources.