Dilemmas of Transition in Post-Soviet Countries

Herausgeber: Moses, Joel C

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Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the tensions inherent in transition, this perceptive book offers a wide-ranging overview of the impact of democracy and capitalism on the former Soviet republics. Leading scholars assess the region's daunting problems in the key realms of privatization, democratization, foreign investment, agrarian reform, local governance, and market economics. The contributors argue that the central dilemma facing all these fledgling countries is the inherent contradiction between the immediate pursuit of privatization and foreign investment and the long-term policy goal of democratization. Offering both theoretical and comparative perspectives on the far-reaching implications of nation-building and democratic transition, this valuable study will enable both students and scholars to comprehend the unique difficulties of transition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9780830415908
• ISBN-10: 0830415904
• Artikelnr.: 38496252

Autorenporträt

Joel C. Moses is professor emeritus of political science at Iowa State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Preface Part 2 Chapter 1: Dilemmas of Transition in Post-Soviet
Countries Chapter 3 The Russian Scenario of 1998-2001 Chapter 4 Origins of
the Dilemma Chapter 5 Foreign Investment, Privatization, and
Democratization Chapter 6 Conclustion Part 7 Chapter 2: Neoliberalism and
Market Reforms in Rural Russia Chapter 8 The State and the Rural Sector:
Conceptual Models Chapter 9 Neoliberalism and Market Reforms Chapter 10 The
Consequences of State Withdrawal Chapter 11 The Politics of State
Withdrawal Chapter 12 Trends under Putin Chapter 13 Conclusion Part 14
Chapter 3: Winding Down? International Assistance to the Former Soviet
Union Chapter 15 Aid Conditionalities Chapter 16 Conditions on Bilateral
Assistance to the Former Soviet Union Chapter 17 International Assistance
in the Putin Era. Chapter 18 Conclusion Part 19 Chapter 4: Economic
Resources and Political Power at the Local Level in Post-Soviet Russia
Chapter 20 Local Government in the Soviet Union Chapter 21 Local Government
in Post-Soviet Russia Chapter 22 Conclusions Chapter 23 More Recent Trends
Part 24 Chapter 5: Privatization and Democratization in Lithuania: A Case
Study of Who Benefits in Siauliai Chapter 25 Who Benefits? Chapter 26
Privatization in Siauliai: The Economic Consequences Chapter 27
Privatization in Siauliai: The Political Consequences Chapter 28 Denial of
Voice? Chapter 29 Siauliai's Urban Regime Chapter 30 Siauliai's Urban
Regime in the 2000s Chapter 31 Implications for Theory Part 32 Chapter 6:
Do Russia's Regions Really Want Outside Investment? Special Economic Zones
and "Off-Shores" in Post-Soviet Russia Chapter 33 Special Economic Zones in
Russia Chapter 34 Internal "Off-Shores" Chapter 35 Federal Policy Toward
Free Economic Zones and Off-Shores Part 36 Chapter 7: The Personal Risks of
Party Development Chapter 37 Parties in the Post-Soviet Context Chapter 38
Impediments to Party Development: The Activists' Accounts Chapter 39
Limited Economic Autonomy Chapter 40 Current Professions Chapter 41
Regional Employment Opportunities Chapter 42 Sources of Economic Autonomy
Chapter 43 Samara and Ul'ianovsk Chapter 44 Osh and Naryn Chapter 45 Market
Reform and Democratization