{"product_id":"why-did-the-socialist-system-jan-adam-9780333573259","title":"Why Did the Socialist System Collapse in Central and Eastern European Countries?: The Case of Poland, the Former Czechoslovakia and Hungary","description":"In the book the author discusses the reasons for the collapse of the socialist system in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. He analyses the roles of economic and political factors and of the USSR. He concludes that the lack of legitimacy of the communist regime, the disintegration of the Communist Party and its ideology were at least as important reasons as increasing lag behind the West in technology and the declining standard of living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Adam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0333573250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780333573259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Jan Adam","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057803522303,"sku":"9780333573259","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42b5e67c-24d3-4ed1-9e49-ed9cf27c2894.jpg?v=1685048957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-did-the-socialist-system-jan-adam-9780333573259","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}