Democratic Consolidation in East-Central Europe

• Author(s): Fritz Plasser, Peter Ulram, Harald Waldrauch,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 251
• ISBN_10: 134926816X
  ISBN_13: 9781349268160
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / General , Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy , Political Science / Political Economy , Political Science / Comparative Politics , Political Science / International Relations / General , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy ,

Description:... The postcommunist regimes in East-Central Europe are confronted with the double challenge of establishing a democratic order and a market economy. The book discusses the concepts of democratic consolidation and analyzes the development of attitudes towards the political and economic system in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia. The study compares the political values in East-Central Europe with respective attitudes in the USA and Western Europe. Special attention is given to experiences of the consolidation process in Germany, Italy and Austria after 1945 as well as the more recent developments in Latin America and Southern Europe. The final chapter discusses patterns and paths of democratic consolidation in the light of concepts of regime change.