Transition from Socialism to Capitalism of Post-Cold War Countries
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Authors
Hawkes, John
Issue Date
2026-03
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Former USSR , Capitalist Government , Cold War
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Abstract
This study investigated what factors influenced some former USSR nations to adopt and maintain a capitalist form of government after the fall of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) in 1991. The purpose of this study was to explore what factors influenced some former USSR nations to adopt a capitalist form of government after the fall of the USSR. Through qualitative methodology, a generic approach design was used and addressed what influenced countries and satellite nations that consisted of the USSR to transition from socialism to capitalist focused governments. Policy feedback theory was used to capture knowledge through interviews from participants. Networking with historical societies worldwide was used to recruit potential participants. Participants gave their permission through a signed consent form. After which, interviews were scheduled, where questions that focused on the problem and purpose statements of this study were asked and transcribed. NVivo was used to analyze the data collected through coding academic articles, archived government documents, and results from interviews linking and shaping these into four themes that influenced these nations’ transition away from decades of socialist governing to a new territory of a capitalist run government. Results from this study highlighted four themes that include economy, conflict, citizens’ rights, and globalization as main contributors and turning point of citizens in these affected countries drive for changes and the persuasion it had on the USSR’s administration to embrace a new age of transformation. Two recommendations for practice came from this study; first, would require large governing bodies to have a secondary economic plan on hand. Second, would be to require all nations to be certified on the latest technologies. Future research recommended, creating a similar study among African or Asian countries and what influenced those nations to adopt a capitalist government and expanding to 20 or 30-year period.