Consolidating Democracy In Poland

by Raymond Taras

Overview

A comprehensive analysis of politics in a young European democracy, this book describes the principal features of Poland's democratic system-the political institutions, parties, elections, and leaders that have shaped the transition from communism. Raymond Taras examines the complex Walesa phenomenon; the comeback of the communists; and the uneasy

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429719554
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/19/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Raymond Taras has taught political science at universities in England, Canada, and the United States and has served as a national fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. His publications include Ideology in a Socialist State: Poland 1956-83, The Road to Disillusion: From Critical Marxism to Postcommunism in Eastern Europe, and Nations and Politics in the Soviet Successor States.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Approaches to Democratization -- Historic Discontinuities: Dynasties, Republics, Partitions -- The Functioning of the Communist Regime -- Crises of the Communist System -- Coalition Formation and Crisis Resolution -- Democratic Structures of the Third Republic -- Socioeconomic Development, Foreign Policy, and the International Political Economy