{"product_id":"europe-since-1989-9780691167374","title":"Europe since 1989","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book describes how liberalization, deregulation, and privatization had catastrophic effects on former Soviet Bloc countries from the period of 1989 to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"His central thesis demands serious consideration. He argues that a 'neoliberal train,' put on track in Margaret Thatcher's Britain and Ronald Reagan's United States, began 'to cross Europe in 1989.' He says he uses neoliberalism 'as a neutral, analytical term,' and rightly distinguishes between its intellectual history and the specific social and political circumstances of its implementation.\"--Timothy Garton Ash, New York Review of Books \"Eye-opening.\"--Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung \"Groundbreaking ... and beautifully written.\"--Die Zeit \"Bound to become the standard work for Europe's transformation since 1989.\"--Frank Bosch, H-Net \"Recommended, not just the usual and interesting to see 'the West' treated as the periphery. Makes you wonder if eastern Europe ever had a chance.\"--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution \"A very sobering read.\"--Yuval Levin, National Review \"[Europe since 1989] ... is well-documented. It can be recommended to general readers and students of postcommunist history in Europe.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the English Edition vii  1 Introduction 1  On the Road to 1989 1  Postrevolutionary Europe 12  Neoliberalism on the Rise 16  Europe in Transformation 20  2 Where the East Meets the West: Crisis and Reform Debates in the 1980s 33  The Demise of State Socialism 33  An Alternative Reading of the Cold War 37  The Neoliberal Turn in East and West 39  3 The Revolutions of 1989-91 49  Milestones of the Revolutions 49  Causes of the Revolutions 54  Centers and Agents of Revolution 66  The \"Negotiated\" Revolution 71  4 Getting on the Neoliberal Bandwagon 77  Milestones of the Transformation 77  The Bumpy Road of Reforms in Eastern Europe 79  Neoliberalism's Inherent Problems 95  A Typology of Reform Outcomes 102  5 Second-Wave Neoliberalism 112  Neoliberalism at Full Speed 112  Flat Tax Systems and Populism 115  Human Capital 120  New Wealth 126  Rich Cities, Poor Regions 132  The EU's Marshall Plan for the East 144  6 Capital Cities Compared 161  Chalk and Cheese? Or Why We Should Compare 161  The Situation before 1989 163  Transformation from Below 167  The New Business Boom 176  Poor Berlin 184  Boomtown Warsaw 192  Metropolitan Convergence, or Why the East Looks like the West 200  7 The Great Recession: 2008-9 and Its Consequences 209  The End of Economic Convergence? 209  Variations of Crises 217  Predatory Lending in Central and Eastern Europe 221  Political Reactions: Between Neoliberalism and Authoritarianism 226  8 Southern Europe: The New East? 235  Crisis Commonalities between Southern and Eastern Europe 235  Escape Route: Mass Migration 246  Mental Maps of Europe 248  9 Cotransformation: The Case of Germany 259  Social and Labor Market Reforms in Germany 261  The Civil Society Debate 273  The Politicians Who Came in from the East 279  10 The Roads Not Taken 288  Mass Participation in Revolution 288  The Values of 1989 297  Birth Pangs of United Europe 306  The Conflict over Ukraine 314  Europe after Neoliberalism 329  Acknowledgments 339  Notes 343  Selected Bibliography 399  Index 419","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403819163991,"sku":"9780691167374","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691167374.jpg?v=1730484637","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/europe-since-1989-9780691167374","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}