Kulturowe przejawy niespójności systemów instytucjonalnych krajów Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej
Cultural symptoms of inconsistencies in the institutional systems of Central and Eastern European countries

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the problem of inconsistencies in the institutional systems of post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) currently belonging to the European Union. It is assumed that an important element of institutional efficiency is not only their quality but also internal coherence, understood as matching the formal elements of the institutional system to culturally-shaped informal institutions. Among many aspects of institutional inconsistency, those of cultural origin and character appear to be extremely important. Inefficient institutions in post-communist countries enable the society to strengthen the attitudes of breaking the basic principles of functioning of a market economy or of democratizing social life. Therefore, the article compares CEE countries with regard to selected manifesta- tions of inconsistencies in institutional systems that are caused by the culturally rooted attitudes and values of their societies. Thus, indirectly, the author points to the important role of informal institutions in shaping coherent institutional system of CEE economies.

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