After Communism: Perspectives on DemocracyDonald R. Kelley University of Arkansas Press, 2003 - 304 pages In this collection, top scholars of Soviet and post-Soviet studies convene to explore communism's aftermath. They consider state building and consitutionalism; the transition to market capitalism and democracy across Eastern Europe; the political development of Muslim states; the complex and differential developments of electoral systems; the risks and opportunities of nationalism; and new political and economic activities in Russia, from corruption to contracts. Editor Donald Kelley introduces the volume with a synthesis of the theoretical and empirical findings of the volume, and his brief chapter introductions place each contribution in relation to the other essays and to larger debates on democratization. |
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ONE What is to Be Done? | 1 |
Lessons from | 31 |
Institutional Development | 89 |
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