Original title: Gruzínský případ neoliberální transformace a její socioekonomické dimenze 2003-2012
Translated title: Georgian case of Neoliberal transition and its socio-economic dimensions 2003-2012
Authors: Tchipashvili, Nata ; Ditrych, Ondřej (advisor) ; Kazharski, Aliaksei (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2022
Language: eng
Abstract: The first wave of post-communist transformation which resulted in a prolonged socio-economic crisis created preconditions for the political changes of 2003. After the Rose Revolution new government under the leadership of President Saakashvili initiated radical changes to the severe social, economic and institutional problems accumulated in Georgia. The neoliberal premises of the political elite was based on the theoretical assumption that radical market liberalization, deregulation, and privatization would lead to sustainable economic growth. The concept of economic development based on governmental theoretical assumptions entailed not only a purely macroeconomic phenomenon of economic growth, but it was essentially incorporating social dimensions with a strong emphasis on poverty reduction, job creation, and equitable growth. this paper seeks to investigate how the Georgian case of Neoliberal transition manifested itself from 2003-2012. more precisely, it aims to explain How Neoliberal theoretical premises deviated from the materialized outcomes? And how were the neoliberal reforms legitimized within the system by the political elite? For the purposes of the research, I employed qualitative research methods: The single case study, critical discourse analysis, and in-depth expert interviews....
Keywords: Democratic transformation; Elite corruption; Institutional Democracy; Neo-liberal reforms; Patrimonial structures (or Patrimonialism); Post-soviet transition; Social Inequality and Poverty; demokratická transformace; elitní korupce; institucionální demokracie; neoliberální reformy; patrimonialismus; Post-sovětská tranzice; sociální nerovnost a chudoba

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/176924

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