Left parties and social policy in postcommunist Europe
By: edited by Linda J. Cook, Mitchell A. Orenstein, and Marilyn Rueschemeyer.
Contributors: Cook, Linda J., 1952-; Orenstein, Mitchell A.; Rueschemeyer, Marilyn, 1938-
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Socialism -- Europe, Eastern; Socialism -- Russia (Federation); Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern; Post-communism -- Russia (Federation); Political parties -- Europe, Eastern; Political parties -- Russia (Federation); Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern; Post-communism -- Russia (Federation); Political parties -- Europe, Eastern; Political parties -- Russia (Federation); Europe, Eastern -- Social policy; Russia (Federation) -- Social policy; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-; Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-; Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Left parties and policies in Eastern Europe after communism : an introduction / Dietrich Rueschemeyer; title: Social policy in postcommunist Europe : legacies and transition / Dena Ringold; title: The return of the left and its impact on the welfare state in Russia, Poland, and Hungary / Linda J. Cook and Mitchell Orenstein; title: The return of left-oriented parties in Eastern Germany and the Czech Republic and their social policies / Marilyn Rueschemeyer and Sharon L. Wolchik; title: Transitional politics or public choice? Evaluating stalled pension reforms in Poland / Michael J.G. Cain and Aleksander Surdej; title: The role of the Hungarian nonprofit sector in postcommunist social policy / Robert M. Jenkins; title: The political economy of social policy reform in Russia : ideas, institutions, and interests / Michael McFaul; title: Conclusions / Linda J. Cook, Mitchell A. Orenstein, and Marilyn Rueschemeyer.