TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rose,Richard
TI  - Understanding post-communist transformation : a bottom up approach 
SN  - 9780415482196
AV  - HN380.7.A8 R64 2009
U1  - 306.09171 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York 
PB  - Routledge
KW  - European Union
KW  - Membership
KW  - Post-communism
KW  - Europe, Central
KW  - Europe, Eastern
KW  - Civil society
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1989-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The iron curtain falls -- Living in an anti-modern society -- Making progress and falling behind -- The need for patience -- The need for a civil economy -- Getting enough to eat -- Social capital when government fails -- Juggling multiple economies -- Stresses and opportunities : the impact on health -- Freedom as a fundamental gain -- Democratization backwards -- The impact of a ready-made German state -- Ex-communists in post-communist societies -- Parties without civil society -- A floating system of parties -- Voters without trust -- Learning to support new regimes -- Adapting to Russia-style normality -- An evolving Europe -- Post-transformation issues
ER  -