| The New Institutional Architecture of Eastern Europe 1993 Edition Contributor(s): Whitefield, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349230774 ISBN-13: 9781349230778 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Political Science | World - Russian & Former Soviet Union - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 947.000 |
| Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.62 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |