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Governing the post-communist city : institutions and democratic development in Prague / Martin Horak.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Horak, Martin, 1973- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Czech Republic--Prague.
- City planning.
- Post-communism--Czech Republic--Prague.
- Post-communism.
- Prague (Czech Republic)--Politics and government.
- Prague (Czech Republic).
- Genre:
- History.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (283 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Original, engaging, and authoritative, this study has much to say about the political climate in Prague after the downfall of communism, and makes insightful conclusions about the factors that contributed to present political circumstances in the region.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. structure of government in Prague : building a strong local state
- 3. Institutions and political actors in early post-communist Prague
- 4. Planning and developing the main road network : the politics of mutual delegitimation
- 5. Preservation and development in Prague's historic core : the politics of profit
- 6. Institutional change and government performance : lessons from Prague
- App. Data on interviews.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-8438-0
- OCLC:
- 631161652
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