New Institutional Architecture of Eastern Europe

Klappentext The book is concerned with the formation of new institutions in Eastern Europe following the events of 1989. Two comparative chapters discuss the problems of institution building arising from the communist legacy and the difficulties of a successful transition to liberal democracy. In the remainder of the book, country-specific chapters deal with the institutional characteristics of countries in the region - Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, East Germany. Attention is focused on constitutions, executive and parliament relations, and parties and electoral systems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents - List of Tables - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Transitions to Liberal Democracy; G.Smith - Bulgaria; R.Crampton - Czechoslovakia; J.Batt - The East German Legacy; K.Henderson - Hungary; B.Lomax - Poland; G.Kolankiewicz - Romania; J.Eyal - Russia; S.Whitefield - Yugoslavia; D.Dyker - The Road from Post-Communism; G.Sch pflin - Index

Table des matières

Contents - List of Tables - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Transitions to Liberal Democracy; G.Smith - Bulgaria; R.Crampton - Czechoslovakia; J.Batt - The East German Legacy; K.Henderson - Hungary; B.Lomax - Poland; G.Kolankiewicz - Romania; J.Eyal - Russia; S.Whitefield - Yugoslavia; D.Dyker - The Road from Post-Communism; G.Sch pflin - Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stephen Whitefield
• Edition: Palgrave UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349230778
• ISBN: 978-1-349-23077-8
• Pages: 213
• Thèmes: Studies in Russia and East Europe; Studies in Russia and East Eur; Studies in Russia and East Europe; Studies in Russia and East Eur
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Systèmes politiques