Manuel Mahler-Hutter 
Aspects of the Political Economy of Bosnia and Hercegovina [EPUB ebook] 

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Politics – Region: Southeastern Europe, grade: 1, 0, University of Vienna, language: English, abstract: Peace, democracy, prosperity, stability and growth are the foundations of
modern, western-styled democracies. These basic principles are the result of
a long, intrinsic process of state-building, democratisation and liberalisation
in the so-called western countries.
When it comes to “exporting” these ideals, when it comes to “westernisation”
of transforming countries, there is a contradiction between the path
and the goal, namely: liberal means with as little of non-market influences
in economic life as possible; democratic means the political order and its actors
are to be chosen by the people of the country. By forcing countries into
westernisation, the bureaus and governing bodies and officials as well as the
noise that surrounds them produce exactly the opposite