The reformers' dilemma: Media, policy ownership, and reform

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作者：
Leeson P.T. [1 ]
Coyne C.J. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6025
[2] Department of Economics, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney
来源：
European Journal of Law and Economics | 2007年 / 23卷 / 3期
关键词：
Media; Policy ownership; Reform;
D O I：
10.1007/s10657-007-9013-y
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摘要：
Current proposals for strengthening policy ownership in reforming economies are fundamentally flawed. Modeling the reform process as a prisoners' dilemma demonstrates that political agents must overcome this conflict of interests before present proposals for bolstering ownership will work. A politically autonomous mass media is one important mechanism enabling political agents to do this. Reforming countries without free media face an uphill battle overcoming the problems associated with transition. We test our theory by investigating the relationship between media freedom, foreign aid, and economic development in 26 post-socialist transition countries. The results of this analysis support our theory. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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