TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rose,Richard
TI  - Understanding post-communist transformation: A bottom up approach 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - European Union
KW  - Membership
KW  - Post-communism
KW  - Europe, Central
KW  - Europe, Eastern
KW  - Civil society
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1989-
N1  - Includes bibliogr. references; The iron curtain falls ; Living in an anti-modern society; Making progress and falling behind ; The need for patience ; The need for a civil economy ; Getting enough to eat ; Social capital when government fails ; Juggling multiple economies ; Stresses and opportunities : the impact on health ; Freedom as a fundamental gain ; Democratization backwards ; The impact of a ready-made German state ; Ex-communists in post-communist societies ; Parties without civil society ; A floating system of parties ; Voters without trust ; Learning to support new regimes ; Adapting to Russian-style normality ; An evolving Europe ; Post-transformation issues
ER  -