The year 1989 brought the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse
of communism in Eastern Europe. It was also the year that the
economic theories of Reagan, Thatcher, and the Chicago School
achieved global dominance. And it was these neoliberal ideas that
largely determined the course of the political, economic, and
social changes that transformed Europe--both east and west--over
the next quarter century. This award-winning book provides the
first comprehensive history of post-1989 Europe. Philipp Ther--a
firsthand witness to many of the transformations, from
Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution to postcommunist Poland
and Ukraine--offers a sweeping narrative filled with vivid details
and memorable stories. He describes how liberalization,
deregulation, and privatization had catastrophic effects on former
Soviet Bloc countries. He refutes the idea that this economic
"shock therapy" was the basis of later growth, arguing that human
capital and the "transformation from below" determined economic
success or failure. Most important, he shows how the capitalist
West's effort to reshape Eastern Europe in its own likeness ended
up reshaping Western Europe as well, in part by accelerating the
pace and scope of neoliberal reforms in the West, particularly in
reunified Germany. Finally, bringing the story up to the present,
Ther compares events in Eastern and Southern Europe leading up to
and following the 2008-9 global financial crisis. A compelling and
often-surprising account of how the new order of the New Europe was
wrought from the chaotic aftermath of the Cold War, this is
essential reading for understanding Europe today.
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