Aspects of the Political Economy of Bosnia and Hercegovina

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: South East Europe, Balkans, 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