Economic Reform in the Eyes of Public Opinion

Soviet Review ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 24-43 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Economic Reform

scholarly journals Hegemony and Protectionism in Bologna’s Meat Trade:The Role of Visual Imagery in Reputation Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
PAUL FREATHY ◽  
IRIS THOMAS
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
Image Management ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Visual Propaganda

During the Renaissance, visual images were legitimate and authoritative sources of information that influenced behavior and directed public opinion. Against a background of political and religious unrest and growing pressure for economic reform, it is maintained that Annibale Carracci’s painting of The Butchers Shop (ca. 1580–1583) sought to legitimize the professionalism of Bologna’s butchery trades, reinforce the reputation of the guild system, and remind audiences of the dangers of papal interference in commercial endeavor. By implicitly advocating the value of institutional hegemony and trade protectionism, The Butchers Shop represents a form of late sixteenth-century visual propaganda and image management.

Society and transition in post-Soviet Russia

1999 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Ahl
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Differences Of Opinion ◽  
Soviet Russia

Applying traditional notions of the concept ‘political cleavage’ to Russian society is premature. Judicious analysis of public opinion data demonstrates that, despite any statistically significant differences of opinion that may exist, major Russian social groups have substantively similar attitudes toward economic reform. As economic issues are likely to dominate political life in Russia for the foreseeable future, the homogeneity of opinion on those issues minimizes the potential for socially based political cleavages. This social environment weakens the rationale for adherence to democratic institutions, which are essentially a means for peaceful mediation of societal conflicts.

Is Economic Reform Dead in Latin America? Rhetoric and Reality since 2000

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 755-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
BARBARA STALLINGS ◽  
WILSON PERES
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Objective Information ◽  
The Future ◽  
Strong Performance ◽  
Boom Period ◽  
New Look

AbstractLiterature published a decade ago reflected a pessimistic view of the market-oriented reforms that Latin America carried out in the 1980s and 1990s, and many politicians have attacked these reforms openly. Indeed, the atmosphere is so negative that it would be reasonable to assume that many of the reforms have been reversed. This paper will take a new look at the situation ten years later. Our argument is that the reforms have generally not been reversed. The reversal that has occurred has been with respect to privatisation in a few countries; negative public opinion is also concentrated on privatisation; and the reforms helped to enable Latin America to take advantage of favourable conditions leading to high growth in the 2004–8 boom period and a relatively strong performance during the 2008–9 crisis. While much remains to be done to raise growth and improve distribution, objective information about the reforms is needed when policies for the future are made.

Public Opinion in Russia and Pérestroïka

1992 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-162
Author(s):  
Tatiana Zaslavskaia
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Political Upheaval ◽  
The People ◽  
Current Leadership ◽  
Difficult Transition

This is a decade of dramatic political upheaval. Sweeping social and economic changes are progressing at so rapid a pace that observers have had difficulty adequately comprehending them or assessing their implications. This is particularly true in Russia, where the current leadership has advanced a program of radical economic reform. If this effort is to succeed, it must be thorough, prompt, and, above all, socially sustainable. For only by rallying the support of the people will Russian leaders guide their country through the difficult transition to a more open economy.

“Don’t knows” and public opinion towards economic reform: Evidence from Russia

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J. Berinsky ◽  
Joshua A. Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
American Politics ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Special Care ◽  
Market Reform ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Survey Questions

As market reform has spread throughout the globe, both scholars and policy makers have become increasingly interested in measuring public opinion towards economic changes. However, recent research from American politics suggests that special care must be paid to how surveys treat non-respondents to these types of questions. We extend this line of inquiry to a well-known case of large-scale economic reform, Russia in the mid-1990s. Our major finding is that Russians who fail to answer survey questions tend to be consistently less “liberal” than their counterparts who are able to answer such questions. This finding has implications both for our understanding of Russian public opinion in the 1990s, as well as for measuring attitudes towards economic reform more generally.

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