Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies: Rebuilding the Ship at Sea (Theories of Institutional Design)

Elster, Jon,Offe, Claus,Preuss, Ulrich K.

ISBN 10: 0521479312 / ISBN 13: 9780521479318

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies: Rebuilding the Ship at Sea (Theories of Institutional Design)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521479312
• ISBN 13: 9780521479318
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book examines the problems and issues facing formerly communist states as they seek to develop a new democratic political order and a market economy. Studies of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia provide detailed empirical data concerning constitution making, the shaping of democratic institutions, marketization of the economy, and social policy. This new research is then linked to innovative theoretical material to offer a unique assessment of the difficulties of creating a new political order in the region.

Review

"New, interesting material." Comparative Politics

"...a praiseworthy effort....Graduate level and above." Choice

"...the substantive chapters are well crafted, detailed, and informative about such matters as the writing of constitutions, the working of electoral systems, the privatization of the economy, and the restructuring of the welfare states." Andrew C. Janos, Slavic Review