The themes of the conference are:

Criticism of State Socialism – Still Relevant?

• State socialism: remnants or resurrection? A comparative perspective. (transition and advanced economies; different trajectories of transition; signs of reversive transition; role of the state; populism and protectionism; environmentalism and anti-capitalism; fiscal and monetary policies;  structural reforms; property rights enforcement and the rule of law)

• European Union: accession and integration policies. (the legal framework; decision-making rules; conditional transfers; sustainable immigration and welfare)

• Political competition and economic institutions. (public versus private sector in health and education policies; regulation – too much, too little or bad regulation? socialist conceptions of the role of state in the democracy)

Business Environment and Corruption in Transition Economies

• Business environment, market drivers and ethics (market frameworks; formal and informal practices; corruption; competition; digital economy; institutional upgrading; expertise and integrity of the judiciary; privacy and personal data protection; trade openness and foreign direct investment;)

• Legacy or not (institutional traps that are not legacy of the past but have emerged from the transition process itself;  business elites and top management teams; clandestine networks; government sponsored crime; role of trade unions).

more information on the conference website: Thirty Years of Transition