A quarter century of post-communism assessed. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by M. Steven Fish, Graeme Gill & Milenko Petrovic.
• Editors: Fish, M. Steven (Michael Steven), 1962-; Gill, Graeme J; Petrović, Milenko
• Contents: A Quarter Century of Post-Communism Assessed; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Notes; Part I General Trends and Regional Patterns; Chapter 1: What Has a Quarter Century of Post-Communism Taught Us About the Correlates of Democracy?; Structural Explanations for Regime Outcomes; Data; Analysis of Data; The Structural Correlates of Democracy: A Closer Look; Wealth and Democracy; Fuels Dependence; Proximity to the West; Religion; Taking Stock of the Strengths and Limitations of Structural Explanations; Alternatives to Structural Explanations; Constitutional Arrangements. LeadershipConclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 2: Post-Communist Transition Under the Umbrella of Uneven EUropeanisation: East Central Europe, the Baltic States and the Balkans; A Different Desire for Post-Communist Reform, But a Similar Need for Foreign Assistance; The Different Level of Foreign Assistance as a Consequence of the Different Choices Made at the Beginning of Post-Communist Transition; The Slow Progress of the Western BalkansAfter the Completion of the 2004/2007 Enlargement: Domestic Problems, or a Lack of EU Assistance and Interest? Socio-political Conditions and Open Issues in the Western Balkan StatesThe EU Response; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 3: Trajectories of Political Development in the Post-Soviet States; Culture and Regime Forms; The Role of Agency; The Nature of Regime Change; Model 1; Model 4; Model 2; Model 3; Regime Change and Political Trajectory; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 4: Curbing Post-Communist Corruption: External Pressure vs. Domestic Commitment; Introduction; The Corruption Situation; Bulgaria and Romania: Some Comparisons and Contrasts; The Russian Conundrum; Georgia's Success. ConclusionsNotes; Bibliography; Part II Central and Eastern Europe; Chapter 5: The V4 Countries and the EU: A Comparative Perspective; Introduction; Foreign Trade; Main Trade Partners and Product Groups; Trade in Value Added: Domestic and Foreign Value-Added in Total Exports; Foreign Direct Investment; Research and Development; Structural Challenges and Integration to the EU's Knowledge Markets; Labour Migration; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 6: Constitutional Identity? The Hungarian Model of Illiberal Democracy; Terminology and Conceptualization. Illiberal Developments, Anti-Democratic BacklashIlliberalism and the Emergence of a New Political Community: The National System of Cooperation; Illiberal Democracy as Constitutional Identity; Causes and Explanations; Values and Political Culture; Orbán and His Strategy: The Rhetoric and Politics of the "Dark Side"; The Rhetoric of Finishing the Political Transition Suspended in 1990; The Rhetoric of Stability and Governance by the People Instead of Debates; A Little Help from the Constitutional Structure ... ; Economic Hardship; Shift and Legacy: Concluding Remarks; Notes; Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.947; Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Economic history; Politics and government; Political Science -- General; Politics & government; Europe, Eastern -- History -- 1989-; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-; Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 1989-; Former Soviet republics -- Politics and government; Former Soviet republics -- Economic conditions; Europe, Eastern; Soviet Union -- Former Soviet republics; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319434377; 3319434373
• Related ISBNs: 9783319434360; 3319434365
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 21, 2017).
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