{"product_id":"contemporary-belarus-between-democracy-and-dictatorship-9780367026899","title":"Contemporary Belarus Between Democracy and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides a thorough overview of current developments in Belarus. It looks at historical, political, economic and social changes, and at international relations, especially relations with Russia and the European Union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'sets a good standard for others to follow, and will be a boon to students and scholars alike.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSlavonic and East European Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: paradoxes of democratisation in post-communist Belarus  E. Korosteleva ,  Colin Lawson  and  Rosalind Marsh 2. History and politics in post-Soviet Belarus: the foundations  David Marples 3. Explaining post-communist authoritarianism in Belarus  Vital Silitski 4. Difficulties of elite formation in Belarus after 1991  Olga Belova-Gille 5. Party system development in post-communist Belarus  Elena Korosteleva 6. Electoral politics of Belarus compared  Christian Haerpfer 7. President and opposition: specific features of the Belarusian political scene  David Rotman  and  Aliaksandr Danilov 8. Belarus: in search of national identity between 1986 and 2000  Jan Zaprudnik 9. Path-dependence and the economy of Belarus: the consequences of late reforms  Colin Lawson 10. Economic policy in Belarus from official and oppositional perspectives  Nagezhda Lisovskaia  and  Julia Korosteleva 11. Russia and Belarus: the quest for the union; or who will pay for Belarus' s path to recovery  Anastasia Nesvetailova 12. Belarus's external relations  Denis Krivosheev 13. Belarus's relations wit the European Union: a western perspective  Teresa Dumasy 14. Afterword: the presidential election of September 2001Index","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017829548375,"sku":"9780367026899","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367026899.jpg?v=1750774803","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-belarus-between-democracy-and-dictatorship-9780367026899","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}