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Democratic and capitalist transitions in Eastern Europe : lessons for the social sciences / edited by Michel Dobry.
Van Pelt Library HN380.7.A8 D46 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- GeoJournal library ; v. 55.
- The GeoJournal library ; v. 55
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social change--Europe, Eastern.
- Social change.
- Eastern Europe.
- Post-communism--Europe, Eastern.
- Post-communism.
- Democracy--Europe, Eastern.
- Democracy.
- Europe, Eastern--Social conditions--1989-.
- Europe, Eastern.
- Social conditions.
- Europe, Eastern--Economic policy--1989-.
- Economic policy.
- Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 271 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2000]
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: When Transitology Meets Simultaneous Transitions / Michel Dobry 1
- Part I Transitology: the Impact of Eastern European Transformations 17
- 2. Rival Views of Postcommunist Market Society. The Path Dependence of Transitology / Bela Greskovits 19
- 3. Paths, Choices, Outcomes, and Uncertainty. Elements for a Critique of Transitological Reason / Michel Dobry 49
- 4. The Place of Place in Transitions to Democracy / Valerie Bunce 71
- 5. Anticipated Institutions: the Power of Path-finding Expectations / Michael Federowicz 91
- Part II Elites, Political Games, and the Consolidation of Democracy 107
- 6. Elite Power Games and Democratic Politics in Central and Eastern Europe / John Higley, Jan Pakulski 109
- 7. From Transition to Consolidation. Extending the Concept of Democratization and the Practice of Democracy / Philippe Schmitter, Nicolas Guilhot 131
- 8. Constitutions and "Good Democracy" in Eastern Europe / Leonardo Morlino 147
- Part III The Political Economy of Simultaneous Transitions 179
- 9. The Transformation of State Socialism in Russia: from "Chaotic" Economy to State-led Cooperative Capitalism / David Lane 181
- 10. Constituting Markets: the Case of Russia and the Czech Republic / Laszlo Bruszt 197
- 11. National Trajectories of Post-socialist Transformation: Is There a Convergence Towards Western Capitalisms? / Bernard Chavance, Eric Magnin 221
- 12. Internationalisation: An Issue Neglected in the Path-Dependency Approach to Post-Communist Transformation / Dorothee Bohle 235.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0792363310
- OCLC:
- 43919784
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