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21. Land Reform in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

    Edited by Stephen K. Wegren

    Series: Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition

    Land reform is a key factor in determining the political, economic and social future of the transitional states of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. This book represents the first major study in this area. Utilizing extensive field work, unpublished materials, statistical data and...

    Published December 17th 1997 by Routledge
22. Institutional Barriers to Economic Development

    Poland's Incomplete Transition

    Edited by Jan Winiecki

    Series: Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition

    Poland's transition from socialism to capitalism has largely been praised as a success story. In reality, however, according to this study, Poland's case is an 'incomplete' transition. Looking at the processes involved in economic transition, covering key issues including financial markets, labour...

    Published November 19th 1997 by Routledge
23. The Polish Solidarity Movement

    Revolution, Democracy and Natural Rights

    By Arista M. Cirtautas

    Series: Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition

    This book provides a groundbreaking analysis of democratization in Poland by placing Solidarity in the context of the major democratic upheavals of modernity: the French and American Revolutions. This study undertakes the first full historical comparison of the Polish movement with the ideals and...

    Published October 8th 1997 by Routledge
24. Surviving Post-Socialism

    Local Strategies and Regional Responses in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

    Edited by Sue Bridger, Frances Pine

    Series: Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition

    This book focuses on survival strategies developed at local levels in response to changing cultural, political and economic structures in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. An interdisciplinary approach is adopted as the contributors engage with questions of gender, ethnicity, migration,...

    Published October 8th 1997 by Routledge
25. The Economics of Soviet Breakup

    By Bert van Selm

    Series: Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition

    This book analyzes the effects of the break-up of the Soviet Union into fifteen independent states. Topics discussed include: * past and present economic relations between the republics, and forecasts for the future * discussion of Customs Unions, Monetary Union or Payments Union as possible ways...

    Published March 26th 1997 by Routledge