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To address pre- & posttransition business elite changes & continuities in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, & Poland, the life histories of individual elite members are analyzed to identify & speculate on mechanisms important to business elite selection. Following a brief overview of the four countries, the central theoretical claim is delineated: mentalities, skills, & networks rooted in the presocialist & state socialist eras shape economic elite recruitment. Five hypotheses are explored on the basis of 1993 interview data from chief executive officers divided into managers & owner managers. Findings indicate that, despite dissimilarities, economic elite recruitment processes have been similar, with potent & almost uniform mechanisms linking individuals' pasts & presents, thus evidencing a collective presocialist & state socialist legacy. 1 Table, 59 References. J. Zendejas

To address pre- & posttransition business elite changes & continuities in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, & Poland, the life histories of individual elite members are analyzed to identify & speculate on mechanisms important to business elite selection. Following a brief overview of the four countries, the central theoretical claim is delineated: mentalities, skills, & networks rooted in the presocialist & state socialist eras shape economic elite recruitment. Five hypotheses are explored on the basis of 1993 interview data from chief executive officers divided into managers & owner managers. Findings indicate that, despite dissimilarities, economic elite recruitment processes have been similar, with potent & almost uniform mechanisms linking individuals' pasts & presents, thus evidencing a collective presocialist & state socialist legacy. 1 Table, 59 References. J. Zendejas