Publication: The Invisible Hand and the Grabbing Hand.
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1997
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Frye, Timothy, and Andrei Shleifer. 1997. The Invisible Hand and the Grabbing Hand. American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 87, no. 2: 354-358
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Evidence from a survey of 105 shop-owners in Moscow and Warsaw shows that the reliance on private protection, as well as the burden of regulation and corruption, are much greater in Moscow. The evidence suggests that the "invisible hand" model of government better fits the Warsaw local government, and the "grabbing hand" model is more appropriate for Moscow. The evidence implies that the singular focus on the speed of economic reforms to understand the success of transition is misplaced, and that the quality of government may be as essential.
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