Elites after State Socialism

Theories and Analysis
Herausgeber: Higley, John; Lengyel, György

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Produktbeschreibung

This distinctive book presents valuable new research on the political and economic elites that have emerged in Central and Eastern Europe since the demise of state socialism. Integrating theoretically informed analysis with fresh empirical data, the contributors significantly enhance our understanding of the evolution and interplay of elites in the post-communist period.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780847698974
• ISBN-10: 0847698971
• Artikelnr.: 22208993

Autorenporträt

John Higley is professor of government and sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is co-chair of the Research Committee on Political Elites of the International Political Science Association.Gyorgy Lengyel is professor of sociology at the Budapest University of Economic Sciences.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 1 Introduction: Elite
Configurations after State Socialism Part 4 I: POLITICAL ELITE CHANGE
Chapter 5 2 The Czech Republic: New Elites and Social Change Chapter 6 3
Slovakia: Elite Disunity and Convergence Chapter 7 4 Hungary: Elites and
the Use and Abuse of Democratic Institutions Chapter 8 5 Poland: The
Political Elite's Transformational Correctness Chapter 9 6 East Germany:
Elite Change and Democracy's "Instant Success" Chapter 10 7 Serbia: The
Adaptive Reconstruction of Elites Part 11 II: ECONOMIC ELITE CHANGE Chapter
12 8 Croatia: The Circulation and Reproduction of Managerial and Political
Elites Chapter 13 9 Hungary: Banker and Managers after State Socialism
Chapter 14 10 Russia: The Oil Elite's Evolution, Divisions, and Outlooks
Chapter 15 11 Bulgaria: Economic Elites in the 1990s Chapter 16 12
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland: Pre-Socialist Legacies
among Post-Socialist Business Elites Chapter 17 Epilogue: Elite Theory
versus Marxism: The Twentieth Century's Verdict Chapter 18 Index Chapter 19
About the Editors and Contributors