
Pathways
A Study of Six Post-Communist Countries
Aarhus University Press
Published on 1. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
170 pages
978-87-7934-434-1 (ISBN)
Description
Political and economic developments after the implosion of the Sovjet Union have not been easy, nor have outcomes been similar. In this book the different trajectories of political development in post-communist countries are traced through cases from within the post-communist region that exhibit maximum variation in terms of both background variables and outcome. Six countries -- Kazakhstan, Geogia, Estonia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Poland -- have been selected. Following the Tocquevillian tradition, a 'method' of indirect comparison where in-depth knowledge of a country based on linguistics and history is held up against existing concepts, six country specialists have drawn broad pictures of what characterises 'their' country in terms of political and economic reform, state building and nation building, at the same time placing developments within the international context. The book argues that the elite constellation along two dimensions -- consensus about the direction of policy and institutions, and the extent of inclusion of elite interests in decision making -- is specific to each country and points to the direction of future developments.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Aarhus
Denmark
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-87-7934-434-1 (9788779344341)
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E-Book
08/2009
Aarhus University Press
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Content
Preface; After the Wall: Political development trajectories in selected post-communist countries; Co-optation and control: Managing heterogeneity in Kazakhstan; Shevardnadze's political strategies: The rise and fall of the incumbent; Understanding politic