Transformations of Post-Communist States

Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors INTRODUCTION Ten Years After; W.Kostecki PART I: EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE: A CHANCE OR THREAT TO PEACE East-Central Europe - Where and How? H.Wiberg Russia and East-Central Europe: Changes and Blessings; S.Bolshakov The New East-Central Europe and European Security: Snakes which Divide; J.Stefanowicz PART II: PROGRESS REPORTS Albania: Beyond the Hoxha Legacy; T.Duffy Bulgaria: A Stop-Go Modernization; E.Dainov Czechoslovakia: The Break-up and its Consequences; I.Gabal Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania: The Way to Europe; E.Maldeikis & G.Rainys Hungary: In the Midst of Systemic Change; A.Agh Poland: An Effective Strategy of Systemic Change; K.Zukrowska Romania: Nationalism Defines Democracy; T.Gallagher Former Yugoslavia: Nations Above All; H.Wiberg PART III: DEMOCRATIC VICTORY AND THE LEGACY OF COMMUNISM Understanding Post-Communist Transitions; L.Balcerowicz The Waning Spectre of Neo-nationalism in East-Central Europe; J.Bayer East-Central Europe: Business Unleashed; K.Zukrowska CONCLUSION The Post-Communist World: A Conceptual Framework; B.Goralczyk Index