Democracy and Post-Communism: Political Change in the Post-Communist World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415272056)

The collapse of communism was widely heralded as the dawn of democracy across the former Soviet region. However, the political outcome has been much less uniform. The post-communist states have developed political systems from democracy to dictatorship. Using examples and empirical data collected from twenty-six former Soviet states, Graeme Gill provides a detailed comparative analysis of the core issues of regime change, the creation of civil society, economic reform and the changing nature of post-communism. Within these individual cases, it becomes clear that political outcomes have not been arbitrary, but directly reflect the circumstances surrounding the birth of independence. Students of Comparative Politics, International Relations and Russian and Post-Soviet Studies should find this book essential reading.

Author: Graeme Gill
ISBN-10: 041527205X
ISBN-13: 9780415272056
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/06/2001
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.76h x 6.36w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2002 pg. 545