Dead Ends of Transition: Rentier Economies and Protectorates - Softcover

After war, many countries, such as Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, or Iraq, thetransition to a democratic market economy extremely difficult. This failure to thrive, "Dead Ends of Transition" demonstrates, is often the result of national reliance on foreign aid. Rentier states, the contributors to this study argue, have few incentives to respond to the needs of their societies. Taking a closer look at the policies of rentier economies, this book further identifies new ways in which these countries and their international partners could work together to ease the critical transition to democracy."

Michael Dauderstadt is the head of the International Policy Analysis Unitat the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.Arne Schildberg is a project coordinator at the International Policy Analysis Unit."