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From Communists to Foreign Capitalists: The Social Foundations of Foreign Direct Investment in Postsocialist Europe Hardcover - 2007

by Nina Bandelj


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From Communists to Foreign Capitalists explores the intersections of two momentous changes in the late twentieth century: the fall of Communism and the rise of globalization. Delving into the economic change that accompanied these shifts in central and Eastern Europe, Nina Bandelj presents a pioneering sociological treatment of the process of foreign direct investment (FDI). She demonstrates how both investors and hosts rely on social networks, institutions, politics, and cultural understandings to make decisions about investment, employing practical rather than rational economic strategies to deal with the true uncertainty that plagues the postsocialist environment. The book explores how eleven postsocialist countries address the very idea of FDI as an integral part of their market transition. The inflows of foreign capital after the collapse of Communism resulted not from the withdrawal of states from the economy, as is commonly expected, but rather from the active involvement of postsocialist states in institutionalizing and legitimizing FDI. Using a wide array of data sources, and combining a macro-level account of national variation in the liberalization to foreign capital with a micro-level account of FDI transactions in the decade following the collapse of Communism in 1989, the book reveals how social forces not only constrain economic transformations but also make them possible.
From Communists to Foreign Capitalists is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the social processes that shape economic life.

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"Capital is the fuel of the modern economy. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, the former socialist countries had to import this fuel from capital-rich Western countries. Which countries could attract the most foreign direct investment and why? In her outstanding study, Nina Bandelj shows that the diffusion of foreign direct investment is a socially embedded process in which decisions in an uncertain environment are shaped by social, cultural, and political forces. Arguing clearly and gracefully, she skillfully applies the toolkit of economic sociology to one of the most pressing questions of the global economy."--Jens Beckert, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

"Pundits tell us that globalization has now made the world flat, and rendered the state obsolete. Nina Bandelj shows that both of these truisms are false, explaining how social networks, institutions, politics, and culture deeply affect the flow of foreign direct investment into eleven postsocialist countries. Her thoughtful analysis will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand globalization, economic development, and Central and Eastern Europe since 1989."--Bruce G. Carruthers, Northwestern University

"In this compelling account of the origins of foreign direct investment in postsocialist Eastern Europe, Nina Bandelj explores a critically important--but typically overlooked--component of economic transition: the centrality of social relations to what may appear to be a purely economic exchange. Anyone interested in transition, Eastern Europe, or economic sociology more generally will want to add this to their must-read list."--Lisa A. Keister, Duke University

"This book is a major contribution to economic sociology and the study of the postcommunist transformation. It makes creative and fundamental theoretical points and has empirical punch. It will stand out in the literature on foreign direct investment with its originality."--Ákos Róna-Tas, University of California, San Diego

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  • Title From Communists to Foreign Capitalists: The Social Foundations of Foreign Direct Investment in Postsocialist Europe
  • Author Nina Bandelj
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 312
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J
  • Date 2007-12-09
  • ISBN 9780691129129 / 0691129126
  • Weight 1.31 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.18 x 6.48 x 1.05 in (23.32 x 16.46 x 2.67 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects Investments, Foreign - Europe, Eastern, Post-communism - Social aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007015167
  • Dewey Decimal Code 332.673

About the author

Nina Bandelj is assistant professor of sociology and faculty associate at the Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of California, Irvine.
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