Crafting democracy : regional politics in post-communist Europe / Jennifer A. Yoder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yoder, Jennifer A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-communism--Europe, Eastern.

Regional planning--Europe, Eastern.

Post-communism--Europe, Central.

Regional planning--Europe, Central.

Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-.

Europe, Central--Politics and government--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A decade after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the beginning of democratization and marketization in East Central Europe, a handful of countries introduced territorial and administrative reforms and created regional "self-governments": autonomous subnational-level assemblies elected by universal suffrage. This comparative study of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary explores the reasons for these reforms and their consequences for post-communist democracies.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One. A Framework for Understanding Region Building in Post-communist Europe; Chapter Two. Poland: The Leader of the Pack; Chapter Three. The Czech Republic: Reluctant Regionalization; Chapter Four. Slovakia: Belated and Incomplete Regionalization; Chapter Five. Hungary: The Exceptional Case?; Conclusion; Appendix A. Snapshots of Regionalization in Western Europe; Appendix B. The ECE Regions in the EU; Appendix C. Voter Turnout for Regional and National Elections; Appendix D. Election Outcomes by Region and Year; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4422-1600-X

1-299-14650-3

OCLC:

830021342