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| Author |
Haerpfer, Christian Mishler, William Rose, Richard |
|---|---|
| Title | Democracy and its Alternatives : Understanding Post-Communist Societies |
| Parallel title / Title of generic unit | |
| Subject | 1, Democracy-Europe, Eastern. 2. Democracy-Former Soviet republics. 3. Post-communism-Europe, Eastern. 4. Post-communism-Former Soviet republics. 5. Europe, Eastern-Politics and government-1989-. 6. Former Soviet republics-Politics and government. |
| Publisher | Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year | 1998 |
| Pages | xiv, 270 |
| Description | The collapse of Communism has created the opportunity for democracy to spread from Prague to the Baltic and the Black Seas. But the alternatives-dictatorship or totalitarian rule-are more in keeping with the traditions of Central Europe. For many post-Communist societies, democracy has come to be associated with inflation, unemployment, crime and corruption. Is it still true, as Winston Churchill suggested, that people will accept democracy with all its faults-because it is better than anything else? The authors examine evidence from post-Communist societies in eastern Europe. Drawing on data from public opinion and exit polls, election results, and interviews, the authors present testable hypotheses regarding regime change, consolidation, and prospects for stabilization. The authors point out that the abrupt transition to democracy in post-Communist countries is normal; gradual evolution in the Anglo-American way is the exception to the rule. This book offers a unique look at the process currently under way in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Belarus and Ukraine. Despite the many problems these post-Communist societies are experiencing in making the transition to a more open and democratic polity, the authors conclude that a little democracy is better than no democracy at all. |
| Type | Book |
| Note | Includes bibliography and index. |
| Language | English |
| Series | |
| Identifier | 0801860385 |
| Call No. |
321.8 |
| Location |
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