Democratic consolidation in Eastern Europe. Vol. 1, Institutional engineering / [edited by] Jan Zielonka.

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Zielonka, Jan, 1955-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford studies in democratizationPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 493 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780191529184
0191529184
9780199244089
0199244081
9786612007057
6612007052
9780191600364
0191600369

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Democratic consolidation in Eastern Europe. Vol. 1, Institutional engineering.DDC classification:

320.947 22

LOC classification:

JN96.A58 D43 2001eb

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89.35

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Contents:

Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Part I. Institutional Engineering in a Comparative Perspective -- 1. Institutional Engineering and Transition to Democracy -- 2. Constitutions and Constitution-Building: A Comparative Perspective -- 3. Constitutional Design and Problems of Implementation in Southern and Eastern Europe -- Part II. Institutional Engineering in a National Perspective -- 4. Estonia: Positive and Negative Institutional Engineering -- 5. Rebuilding Democracy in Latvia: Overcoming a Dual Legacy.

6. Institutional Engineering in Lithuania: Stability through Compromise -- 7. Bulgaria: The (Ir)Relevance of Post-communist Constitutionalism -- 8. Constitutionalism as a Vehicle for Democratic Consolidation in Romania -- 9. Ukraine: Tormented Constitution-Making -- 10. Power Imbalance and Institutional Interests in Russian Constitutional Engineering -- 11. Constitutionalism in Belarus: A False Start -- 12. The Czech Republic: From the Burden of the Old Federal Constitution to the Constitutional Horse Trading among Political Parties.

13. Slovakia: From the Ambiguous Constitution to the Dominance of Informal Rules -- 14. Slovenia: From Elite Consensus to Democratic Consolidation -- 15. Hungary's Pliable Constitution -- 16. Legitimacy: The Price of a Delayed Constitution in Poland -- 17. Conclusions: On the Relevance of Institutions and the Centrality of Constitutions in Post-communist Transitions -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Summary: This collection of papers is part of a series on democratic consolidation in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe. This first volume analyses constraints on and the opportunities provided by institutional engineering.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This collection of papers is part of a series on democratic consolidation in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe. This first volume analyses constraints on and the opportunities provided by institutional engineering.