The evolution of Belarusian public sector: From command economy to state capitalism?

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7 Apr 2020

Trade & Macro

CASE Working papers

Piotr Kozarzewski

Piotr Kozarzewski

Member of the CASE Supervisory Council
Member of the Association of Polish Economists, Member of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies, Member of the Editorial Board of the Romanian Economic Journal.

Articles from this author:
- 184th mBank-CASE Seminar Proceedings: Why Do We Still Need Privatisation?
  The role of privatisation in Poland remains a key issue in debates on the state’s role in the economy. This question is the focus of this publication which brings together analyses presented at the 184th mBank-CASE seminar on 20th March 2025.
- The Impact of the State on the Quality of an Economic System: A Cross-Country Analysis
  The paper discusses the role of the state in shaping an economic system which is, in line with the welfare economics approach, capable of performing socially important functions and achieving socially desirable results. We describe this system through a set of indexes: the IHDI, the World Happiness Index, and the Satisfaction of Life index. The … Continued
- Change in Economic Policy Paradigm: Privatization and State Capture in Poland
  CASE prezentuje nową publikację: “Change in Economic Policy Paradigm: Privatization and State Capture in Poland”. Piotr Kozarzewski i Maciej Bałtowski analizują przyczyny i przejawy zwrotu w polskiej polityce ekonomicznej w kierunku bardziej aktywnej roli państwa, jako przykład wykorzystując politykę prywatyzacyjną. Autorzy analizują jej skutki i wskazują na wielkie i niedokończone obszary w dziedzinie transformacji struktury własnościowej, które mają niekorzystny wpływ … Continued
Author’s articles

Belarus was among the few post-communist countries to resign from comprehensive market reforms and attempt to improve the efficiency of the economy through administrative means, leaving market mechanisms only an auxiliary role. Since its inception, the ‘Belarusian economic model’ has undergone several revisions of a de-statisation and de-regulation kind, but still the Belarusian economy remains dominated by the state. This paper analyses the characteristic features of the Belarusian economic system – especially those related to the public sector – as well as its evolution over time during the period following its independence. The paper concludes that during the post-Soviet period, the Belarusian economy evolved from a quasi-Soviet system based on state property, state planning, support to inefficient enterprises and the massive redistribution of funds to a more flexible hybrid model where the public sector still remains the core of the economy. The case of Belarus shows that presently there is no appropriate theoretical perspective which, in an unmodified form, could be applied to study this type of economic system. Therefore, a new perspective based on an already existing but updated approach or a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates the duality of the Belarusian economy is required.

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The evolution of Belarusian public sector: From command economy to state capitalism?

Piotr Kozarzewski

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