UNDERSTANDING POST-COMMUNIST TRANSFORMATION BOTTOM UP APPROACH RODSE R. Księgarnia

The fall of the Berlin Wall launched the transformation of government, economy and society across half of Europe and the former Soviet Union.The text compares how ordinary people have coped with the stresses and opportunities of transforming into post-Communist societies.

List of figures and tables ix

Introduction: Transformation and its aftermath 1

Part I The legacy 7

1 The Iron Curtain falls 9

2 Living in an anti-modern society 19

3 Making progress and falling behind 27

4 The need for patience 36

Part II Coping with economic transformation 45

5 The need for a civil economy 47

6 Getting enough to eat 53

7 Social capital when government fails 60

8 Juggling multiple economies 71

9 Stresses and opportunities: The impact on health 83

Part III Coping with political transformation 95

10 Freedom as a fundamental gain 97

11 Democratization backwards 106

12 The impact of a ready-made German state 117

13 Ex-Communists in post-Communist societies 126

Part IV Elections after transformation 133

14 Parties without civil society 135

15 A floating system of parties 145

16 Voters without trust 153

Part V Time matters 161

17 Learning to support new regimes 163

18 Adapting to Russia-style normality 173

19 An evolving Europe 180

20 Post-transformation issues 191

Appendix A Collecting data - An insider's approach 199

Appendix B Acknowledgements and references 205

Index 221

240 pages, Paperback

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UNDERSTANDING POST-COMMUNIST TRANSFORMATION BOTTOM UP APPROACH

RODSE R.

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