{"product_id":"understanding-post-communist-transformation","title":"Understanding Post-Communist Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fall of the Berlin Wall launched the transformation of government, economy and society across half of Europe and the former Soviet Union. This text deals with the process of change in former Communist bloc countries, ten of which have become new European Union (EU) democracies while Russia and her neighbours remain burdened by their Soviet legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on more than a hundred public opinion surveys from the New Europe Barometer, the text compares how ordinary people have coped with the stresses and opportunities of transforming Communist societies into post-Communist societies and the resulting differences between peoples in the new EU member states and Russia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubjects covered by Understanding Post-Communist Transformation include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eStresses and opportunities of economic transformation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial capital and the development of civil society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eElections and the complexities of party politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe challenges for the EU of raising standards of democratic governance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDifferences between Russia’s and the West’s interpretation of political life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by one of the world's most renowned authorities on this subject, this text is ideal for courses on transition, post-communism, democratization and Russian and Eastern European history and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589114880238,"sku":"9780415482189","price":312.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415482189_4f59e48f-fd97-4356-a0b4-ce0e926ae9f2.jpg?v=1721218781","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/understanding-post-communist-transformation","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}