Polish Politics and Society

by Frances Millard

Overview

An examination of political, social and economic development in Poland since the summer of 1989, with the main focus on democratization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134724468
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/11/2002
Series:	Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	493 KB

About the Author

Frances Millard is Senior Lecturer in the Comparative Politics of the Visegrad States at the University of Essex. She has published widely on communist and post-communist political development.

Table of Contents

1 Poland and the ‘transition to democracy’ 2 The practice of government 3 Institution-building and the constitutional settlement 4 Civil liberties and the rule of law 5 Elections and the emerging party system 6 Political participation and civil society 7 The political role of the Catholic Church 8 The politics of economic and social policy 9 Conclusion: The character of Polish democratization

Editorial Reviews

'...there is much here to recommend this book to the reader interested both in Poland and processes of post-Communist change - Paul G. Lewis, Seer 79, 1, 2001

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