Taking stock of shock : social consequences of the 1989 revolutions / Kristen Ghodsee and Mitchell A. Orenstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghodsee, Kristen Rogheh, 1970- author.

Orenstein, Mitchell A. (Mitchell Alexander), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe, Central--Economic conditions--1989-.

Europe, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

After the Cold War ended, more than 400 million people found themselves in the transition from state socialism and central planning to liberal democracy (in most cases) and free markets. Residents' evaluations of the transition are sharply divided, echoing the contradictory images presented by different social science disciplines. Taking Stock of the Shock presents an interdisciplinary view of the transition process. Kristen Ghodsee and Mitchell A. Orenstein blend the empirical data with lived experiences to produce a robust picture of who has won and who has lost in the post-socialist system, contextualizing the rise of populism in Eastern Europe.

Contents:

Introduction: Transition from communism - qualified success or utter catastrophe?

The plan for a J-curve transition

Plan meets reality

Modifying the framework

Counter-narratives of catastrophe

Where have all the people gone?

The mortality crisis

Collapse in fertility

Outmigration crisis

Disappointment with transition

Public opinion of winners and losers

Evaluations shift over time

Towards a new social contract?

Portraits of desperation

Resistance is futile

Return to the past

The patriotism of despair

Conclusion: Towards an inclusive prosperity.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-754927-6

0-19-754926-8

OCLC:

1243011593