Post-communist politics
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Karen Henderson and Neil Robinson.
Contributors: Robinson, Neil, 1964-
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern.; Post-communism -- Russia (Federation); Post-communism -- Former Soviet republics.; Elections -- Europe, Eastern.; Elections -- Russia (Federation); Elections -- Former Soviet republics.; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-; Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-; Former Soviet republics -- Politics and government.
Description: This wide-ranging and comprehensive text covers the development in the domestic politics of the formerly communist area of Europe: Russia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, eastern Germany, Moldova, Lithuania, Albania.

It aims both to clarify the chronology of changes in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, with details on new institutions, elections and contentious issues, and to place this information in an analytical framework that explains the basic problems of state construction and economic reform.

It contains up-to-date information on all the countries of the formerly communist area of Europe since 1989, including election results, basic economic data, information on party development and chronologies for each country. This book is intended for undergraduate students of politics, European studies and international studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.