Markets, Law, and Democracy

Issue Date July 2000
Volume 11
Issue 3
Page Numbers 5-18
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The experience of “bandit capitalism” or “tyrant capitalism” in postcommunist societies shows that markets cannot work properly without a community of trust and mutual respect. Such a community can be achieved only where there is a rule of law, applied by able and independent judges.