Nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism, the
countries of post-socialist Eastern Europe have experienced
divergent trajectories of political development. This book looks at
why this is the case, based on the assumption that societies, or
social orders, can be distinguished by the extent to which
competitive tendencies contained within them economic, political,
social and cultural are resolved according to open, rule-based
processes.
The book explores which economic conditions allow for increased
levels of political competition, and it tests the hypothesis that
the nature of a country s ties with the international economy, and
the level of competition within a country s economic system, will
shape the trajectory of political competition within that society.
The book goes on to argue that after several decades of relative
bloc autarky during the socialist period, the ongoing process of
reintegration with the international economy across the
post-socialist region has resulted in distinct patterns of
structural economic development, and that that these patterns are
of crucial importance in explaining the variation in social order
type across the post-socialist region. By offering a more precise
analysis of the causal mechanisms that link economic and political
competition, the book makes a useful contribution to research on
the different patterns of political behaviour that have been
observed across the post-socialist region since the collapse of the
socialist regimes."
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies |
Release date: |
July 2014 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Richard Connolly
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-81576-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Political science & theory
|
LSN: |
1-138-81576-4 |
Barcode: |
9781138815766 |
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