The Baltic states after independence / Ole Nørgaard ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nørgaard, Ole.

Series:

Studies of communism in transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-communism--Baltic States.

Post-communism.

Democracy--Baltic States.

Democracy.

Ethnic relations.

Social conditions.

Baltic States--History--1991-.

Baltic States.

History.

Baltic States--Politics and government--1991-.

Politics and government.

Baltic States--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Baltic States--Social conditions.

Baltic States--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

xi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., [1999]

Summary:

This book provides a comparative overview of the environmental and resource problems experienced in the Nordic and Baltic regions. It considers policies to combat environmental challenges and evaluates future economic growth and economic integration between the region and Western Europe.

This book offers a comprehensive analytical comparison of the democratization process in twelve countries of East Central Europe and the Balkans. It characterizes the types of democratization which have occurred in the region from 1989 until the end of 1997 and sets these recent changes within the framework of the political history of the countries.

Contents:

1 Democracy and Institutional Change in Post-Communist Countries 1

Issues of Democratization 5

Issues of Economic Transformation 8

Issues of State- and Nation-building and Post-Communist International Relations 12

Issues of Baltic Transition 15

Appendix 1.1. Estimating Institutional Change 17

2 History and Institutional Change in the Baltic States 21

Roads to Independence 22

The Soviet Era 31

Independence 1920-1940 38

Early History and National Identity 47

Institutional Legacies and Policy Choices in the Three Baltic States 53

3 Reconstructing and Developing Democracy 56

Institutional Struggles 56

Political Culture 95

Consolidating Democracy in the Baltic States 103

4 Economic Development: Is there an Estonian Success? 107

Economic Performance in the Baltic States Compared: Measuring Success 108

The Social Costs of Transition 122

Explaining Success I The Role of Economic Policy and Institutional Reforms 128

Explaining Success II The Role of Initial Conditions 143

Explaining Success III The Politics of Economic Reforms 146

5 National Identity, Security and Western Integration 156

State- and Nation-building 157

Economic and Political Re-orientation 165

Security Policies 183

6 Institutional Adaptation in New Democracies 201

Explaining Institutional Change and Adaptation in the Three Baltic States - an Overview 201

Baltic Transition and Theories of Transition and Institutional Change 205

Appendix Baltic Political Parties 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-233) and index.

ISBN:

1858988373

OCLC:

40838648