Building a trustworthy state in post-socialist transition
By: edited by János Kornai and Susan Rose-Ackerman.
Contributors: Kornai, János.; Rose-Ackerman, Susan.; Collegium Budapest.
Series: Political evolution and institutional change
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Democracy -- Europe, Eastern.; Democracy -- Europe, Central.; Trust -- Europe, Eastern.; Trust -- Europe, Central.; Social capital (Sociology) -- Europe, Eastern.; Social capital (Sociology) -- Europe, Central.; Political corruption -- Europe, Eastern.; Political corruption -- Europe, Central.
Description: "This book considers the problems and prospects for creating trustworthy and reliable public institutions since the transition from socialism in Central and Eastern Europe. The focus is on "second generation" issues of democratic consolidation in states where the basic structures of the market and the state have been established. The contributors raise important issues, such as corruption and participation, largely neglected during the first stage of the transition, and that are of growing importance as several countries in the region move toward entry into the European Union. Highlighting problems and prospects of democratization with comparative import to other newly democratizing areas, this volume draws on the experience of those who have lived through and studied the transition and contrasts their insights with those of generalist scholars who study government accountability and democracy."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Interdisciplinary research conducted at Collegium Budapest by invited visiting scholars.