Understanding post-communist transformation : A bottom up approach - Rose, Richard, 1933- (London New York : Routledge, 2009)
The iron curtain falls ; Living in an anti-modern society; Making progress and falling behind ; The need for patience ; The need for a civil economy ; Getting enough to eat ; Social capital when government fails ; Juggling multiple economies ; Stresses and opportunities : the impact on health ; Freedom as a fundamental gain ; Democratization backwards ; The impact of a ready-made German state ; Ex-communists in post-communist societies ; Parties without civil society ; A floating system of parties ; Voters without trust ; Learning to support new regimes ; Adapting to Russian-style normality ; An evolving Europe ; Post-transformation issues.
Includes bibliogr. references.
Keywords: European Union -- Membership; Post-communism -- Europe, Central; Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern; Civil society -- Europe, Central; Civil society -- Europe, Eastern; Europe, Central -- Social conditions -- 1989-; Europe, Eastern -- Social conditions -- 1989-