Transition to democracy in Eastern Europe and Russia: impact on politics, economy and culture

Preface Introduction Integration of the Processes and Components of Transition to Democracy by Barbara Wejnert Transition to Democracy: Implications on Politics McCarthyism has a New Name--Lustration: A Personal Recount of Political Events by Jan Kavan The Contribution of Collective Protests to the Softening of Communist Regimes in East Central Europe by Barbara Wejnert A Line of Blood: How December, 1970 Prepared Polish Workers for Political Transition in 1989 by Jack M. Bloom Transition to Democracy: Impact on Ecomomy Transitional Economies and Income Inequality: The Case of Estonia by Nancy Brandon Tuma, Mikk Titma, and Rein Murakas Fiscal Policy and Capital Formation in Transition Economies by Grzegorz W. Kolodko Privatization Politics in Russia: Success or Failure? Privatization and the Development of Corporate Governance Structure by Alexei Makeshin Transition to Democracy: Social Problems and Policy Issues Nouveaux Riches vs Nouveaux Pauvres: Policy Making in Transition Economies by Grzegorz W. Kolodko Polish Working Class's Vision of a Well Ordered Economy by Juliusz Gardawski A Country in Transition: Health Crisis in Ukraine with Focus on Tobacco and Alcohol by Lara A. Romaniuk Polish Women during Transition to Democracy: A Preliminary Research Report by J. Mayone Stycos and Barbara Wejnert Transition to Democracy: Impact on Culture Cultural and Civic Movements Prefiguring the Breakdown of the Socialist Regime in Yugoslavia by Stjepan Gredelj The Artist's Freedom and Democracy by Maria Nowakowska Stycos and Grazyna Borkowska The Politics of Architecture and Architecture of Politics by Sergei Zherebkin and Barbara Wejnert Concluding Remarks The Impact of Democratic Transitions on Politics, Economy, and Culture: Lessons from Eastern Europe and Russia by Barbara Wejnert Bibliography Index