@article{1461913,
      author = {Lašas, Ainius.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1461913},
      title = {Backstage democracy : the dynamics of business-politics  nexus in Lithuania /},
      publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan,},
      abstract = {A welcome and relevant study with an innovate approach,  this book provides a sharp insight into processes of  business-politics relations within Lithuanian society and  does so from a wide perspective. A well-designed research  that gives the ability to grasp the depth of the problems  and makes a useful reading both for researchers and  international policy makers. Laurynas Paktaitis, Mykolas  Romeris University, Lithuania Ainius Laas reveals the world  of informal networks and shady arrangements that represent  the blind spots of mainstream political science. He guides  us through backstage democracy in a theoretically competent  and empirically responsible manner. His understanding of  informal politics is unique and his conclusions make us  hope that the marriage of business and politics does not  inevitably result in dirty togetherness. Jan Zielonka,  Professor of European Politics at the University of Oxford,  UK, and Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy This book  investigates how the actual dynamics of business-state  relations work in a democracy and their changes overtime.  The focus is limited to one country because access to  high-level sources, who are able to openly discuss the  nature of the business-politics nexus, cannot be easily  replicated. The study is distinctive in a number of ways.  First, its focus on politics and business touches upon a  number of academic disciplines business sciences, political  science, public policy and administration. Second, it is  not limited to a static picture of a relatively new  democracy, but instead examines the dynamics of change over  the last twenty years. As such, it talks to situations in a  number of other countries, especially those in Central and  Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet space. Third, the  methodological approach, which combines anonymous  interviews, mass media sources, governmental and  non-governmental reports, is not very typical and thus  provides a relatively fresh perspective on studying such  social phenomena. Finally, the study offers original  theoretical and analytical frames that can be conveniently  applied and tested in other national/regional contexts.  Ainius Laas is the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences,  Arts and Humanities at Kaunas University of Technology,  Lithuania. His research focuses on informal political  culture and its practices in transitional democracies. .},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25531-1},
      recid = {1461913},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      address = {Cham :},
      year = {2023},
}