Divide and Pacify - Strategic Social Policies and Political Protests in Post-communist Democracies (Hardcover)

Despite dramatic increases in poverty, unemployment, and social inequalitites, the Central and Eastern European transitions from communism to market democracy in the 1990s have been remarkably peaceful. This book proposes a new explanation for this unexpected political quiescence. It shows how reforming governments in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic have been able to prevent massive waves of strikes and protests by the strategic use of welfare state programs such as pensions and unemployment benefits. From a narrow economic viewpoint, these policies often appeared to be immensely costly or irresponsibly populist. Yet a more inclusive social-scientific perspective can shed new light on these seemingly irrational policies by pointing to deeper political motives and wider sociological consequences.

General

Imprint:	Central European University Press
Country of origin:	Hungary
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	November 2006
Authors:	Pieter Vanhuysse
Dimensions:	164 x 237 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-963-7326-79-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
LSN:	963-7326-79-0
Barcode:	9789637326790

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