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EDITORIAL
Introduction by J R Shackleton
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Attitudes towards the market economy and capitalism in Ukraine, Poland and Russia, by Rainer Zitelmann
Industrial policy under supply constraints: Evidence from Japan’s strategic investment sectors, by Hideki Nishigaki
Economic integration and public perceptions: Evidence from the African Continental Free Trade Area, by Josh Matti
Licensing requirements and health inspection outcomes in nail salons and barbershops, by Matthew P West
The shadow economy in Vietnam: Estimates using the MIMIC approach, by Dat Van Luong, Tien Van Nguyen, Ha Nguyen Ngoc To
DISCUSSION
Responsible politics means resource constraints, transparency and the separation of money from political power, by Volodymyr Vysochansky
REVIEW ARTICLE
BOOK REVIEW
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Chains of command: The rise and cruel reign of the franchise economy By Brian Callaci. University of Chicago Press. 2026. 264 pp. £20.00 (hbk). ISBN: 978-0226828701. £18.95 (Kindle ed.) ISBN: 978-0226848426, by Christopher Snowdon
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