Democratization in Poland, 1988-90
Polish Voices
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
XV, 203 pages
978-1-349-12059-8 (ISBN)
Description
The themes and data generated by Poland's move away from Communism are crucial for discussing prospects for democratization and marketization in Eastern Europe. This is a case-study of the mechanisms of power transfer, the dynamics of the initial transition and the prospects for democratization.
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Edition
1st ed. 1992
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XV, 203 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-12059-8 (9781349120598)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-12057-4
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05/1992
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Content
The Polish road to democratization - from political impasse to the "controlled abdication" of Communist power?, George Sanford; systemic change in Poland - a historical-philosophical approach, Mariusz Gulczynski; political reform in the process of round table negotiations, Stanislaw Gebethner; the legal-constitutional bases of democratization in Poland - systemic and constitutional change, Wojciech Sokolewicz; the elections of 1984-1989 as a factor in the transformation of the social order in Poland, Krzysztof Jasiewicz and Tomasz Zukowski; public opinion in Poland during the 1980s, Stanislaw Kwiatkowski; Polish society on the threshold of the 1990s - between elite neo-liberalism and the "social-democratic infrastructure", Wlodzimierz Pankow; politics and society after the breakthrough - the sources and threats to political legitimacy in post-communist Poland, Andrzej Rychard; from monopoly to death-throes - the PZPR in the process of political transformation, Karol B.Janowski; the internal evolution and changing policies of the democratic party, Piotr Winczorek.