The Polish Road from Socialism: The Economics, Sociology and Politics of Transition
The Polish Road from Socialism: The Economics, Sociology and Politics of Transition

Author: Walter D. Connor

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-26

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1315487594

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What the contributors to this volume offer is neither a romantic version of the course of Polish history nor a jubilant account of the recovery of national independence and political choice. Rather, they offer a variety of tough-minded analytic perspectives on what comes when "the party's over" - not just the PSPR but the celebration marking its downfall. They focus on Poland's movement toward an internationally competitive market economy, a political democracy in which plural interests compete, and the constitution of a civil society that both tolerates and ameliorates conflict. The multidisciplinary contributors include Jan Mujzel, Keith Crane, Benjamin Slay, Kazimierz Poznanski; Jan Bossak, Wojciech Bienkowski, Wlodzimierz Wesolowski, Edmund Wnuk-Lipinski, Adam Sarapata, Andrzej Sicinski, Piotr Lukasiewicz, Krzysztof Nowak, David S. Mason, Adrzej Rychard, Krzysztof Jasiewicz, Jack Bielasiak, Janusz Reykowski, Stanislaw Gebethner, Miroslawa Marody, Edmund Mokrzycki, and Michael D. Kennedy.

Politics in Europe
Politics in Europe

Author: M. Donald Hancock

Publisher: CQ Press

Published: 2018-05-29

Total Pages: 867

ISBN-13: 1506399088

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Politics in Europe, Seventh Edition introduces students to the power of the European Union as well as seven political systems—the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Poland—within a common analytical framework that enables students to conduct both single-case and cross-national analysis. Each case addresses the most relevant questions of comparative political analysis: who governs, on behalf of what values, with the collaboration of what groups, in the face of what kind of opposition, and with what socioeconomic and political consequences? Packed with captivating photos and robust country descriptions from regional specialists, the Seventh Edition enables students to think critically about these questions and make meaningful cross-national comparisons.

Consolidating Democracy In Poland
Consolidating Democracy In Poland

Author: Raymond Taras

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-08-19

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0429719558

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A comprehensive analysis of politics in a young European democracy, this book describes the principal features of Poland's democratic system-the political institutions, parties, elections, and leaders that have shaped the transition from communism. Raymond Taras examines the complex Walesa phenomenon; the comeback of the communists; and the uneasy

The State and Life Chances in Urban China
The State and Life Chances in Urban China

Author: Xueguang Zhou

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-11-29

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9781139442510

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This book presents a systematic study of social stratification processes in urban China, from 1949 to 1994. Based on the life histories of a sample of urban residents from 20 Chinese cities, this book addresses two themes: (1) the interplay between redistribution and social stratification under state socialism in urban China, especially the impact of the state and state policies on individual life chances, in such areas as education, labor force participation, promotion in organizations, and the distribution of manifest and latent economic benefits; (2) an assessment of sources and extent of China's economic transformation since the 1980s. The author blends sociological analysis and sensitivity to the historical context in interpreting changes and continuity in the 45-year history of state socialist China. This is a comprehensive and rigorous study of social stratification in China.

Urban Movements in a Globalising World
Urban Movements in a Globalising World

Author: Pierre Hamel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1134542402

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This collection deals with the transformation of urban movements in the new social, economic and political environments that the rise of globalisation has brought about.

Lost Opportunity
Lost Opportunity

Author: Marshall I. Goldman

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780393314854

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Undaunted by the potholed road the Russians are traveling towards a market economy, Marshall Goldman here explains not only what has happened under Boris Yeltsin, but also what is likely to happen next in the most enigmatic nation in the world.

Party Politics in New Democracies
Party Politics in New Democracies

Author: Paul D. Webb

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2007-09-20

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0199289654

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This book is the sequel to Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Democracies (Oxford 2002). It offers a systematic and rigorous analysis of parties in some of the world's major new democracies, focusing on Latin America and postcommunist Eastern Europe.

Participation and Democracy East and West
Participation and Democracy East and West

Author: Dietrich Rueschemeyer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-05-11

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1317463196

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Since Alexis de Tocqueville first made the linkage in his writings on America, a healthy democracy has been associated with the flourishing of civil society, as measured by popular participation in voluntary and civic activities and the vitality of organizations that mediate between the individual and the state. This volume takes a fresh look at this classic theme in the context of post-communist Eastern Europe, the West European welfare states and the United States, asking: what patterns of participation characterize the new democracies of Eastern Europe?; what levels of civic activism are characteristic of contemporary Western democracies?; what factors account for differences among countries and changing patterns over time?; and what do findings suggest about the prospects for democracy in the 21st century?

Webs of Resistence in a Newly Privatized Polish Firm
Webs of Resistence in a Newly Privatized Polish Firm

Author: Jennifer Lynn Roney

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-11-18

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1000525651

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First Published in 2000. This is a research study that includes deep description, supported by research in organizational studies as well as Polish history, sociology and anthropology, of the perceptions of employees in a single Polish factory. This factory is experiencing the uncertainties and opportunities of tremendous change in external contingencies and internal operations. The employees in this factory are trying to adjust to a new owner and many new managers, the fear of lay-offs and confusion about the world in which they now find themselves.