How are democracy and market reforms faring in East Central Europe
and the former Soviet Union? Is civil society expanding or
shrinking? Are the media free or fettered by official constraints?
To what degree are nations governed by the rule of law? Are human
rights respected? Do economic policies encourage or encumber
private sector development and growth? No single work provides such
a strong quantitative accounting of the developing areas.
In Nations in Transit 2001-2002, Freedom House asked leading
regional specialists and in-house experts to answer a checklist of
more than 70 indicators for 27 post-Communist countries in ten key
areas: political process; civil society; independent media;
governance and public administration; constitutional, legislative
and judicial framework; corruption; privatization; macroeconomic
policy; microeconomic policy; and social sector indicators.
Measuring progress in the shift from totalitarian to democratic
societies is itself a unique and significant function of this
essential tool.
The results are incisive, authoritative, and comprehensive
reports that assess the progress of East Central European and
former Soviet countries in ridding themselves of repressive
political systems and inefficient statist economies. As an added
dimension, Freedom House has developed a rating system that allows
for a comparative analysis of countries. Nations in Transit is an
invaluable resource for government and non-governmental
institutions, schools and universities, and anyone else interested
in better understanding the political, economic, and legal
structures and institutions that compromise the infrastructure on
which the transition to open societies and marketsdepends.
General
Imprint: |
Transaction Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2002 |
First published: |
2002 |
Authors: |
Carlton J. H. Hayes
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Dimensions: |
280 x 210 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
446 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7658-0976-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-7658-0976-1 |
Barcode: |
9780765809766 |
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