Democracy after communism / edited by Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Diamond, Larry Jay

Plattner, Marc F., 1945-

Series:

Journal of democracy book

A journal of democracy book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Democratization.

Post-communism.

democracies.

Medical Subjects:

Democracy.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 288 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2002.

Contents:

How different are postcommunist transtitions? / Ghia Nodia

Comparing East and South / Valerie Bunce

Persistence of postcommunist elites / John Higley, Judith Kullberg, and Jan Pakulski

Civil society after communism / Aleksander Smolar

Understanding postcommunist transitions / Leszek Balcerowicz

Estonia's success story / Mart Laar

Postcommunist wars / Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr.

Postcommunist divide / Jacques Rupnik

Europe transformed / Richard Rose

Reassessing the revolutions of 1989 / Vladimir Tismaneanu

Transformation of Central Europe / Bronisław Geremek

Victory defeated / G.M. Tamás

International context / Jacques Rupnik

Diverging Europe / Richard Rose

History and memory / Aleksander Smolar

One step forward, two steps back / Michael McFaul

Primacy of history and culture / Zbigniew Brzezinski

Impact of nationalism / Ghia Nodia

From democratization to "guided democracy" / Archie Brown

Advantages of radical reform / Anders Åslund

Disillusionment in the Caucasus and Central Asia / Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr.

Sovereignity and uncertainty in Ukraine / Nadia Diuk

Russia's hybrid regime / Lilia Shevtsova

Putin's path / M. Steven Fish

Going backwards / Grigory Yavlinsky

Mixed record, an uncertain future / Michael McFaul.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0801870763

9780801870767

OCLC:

48810236

Publisher Number:

90103148901