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Book SynopsisBuilding on a range of primary sources and extensive field research, the distinguished authors analyze the processes and outcomes of institution - building in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Bulgaria since the late 1980s. They cast a distinctive light on debates about EU enlargement, Europeanization, and patterns of governance.
Trade ReviewA landmark text in the study of the new post-communist political systems in post-Cold War Europe. It offers fresh and illuminating insights into how executives are configured and function in the fast-changing contexts of transition, modernization, and Europeanization. It is a major contribution to comparative politics and required reading for all who wish to understand an essential aspect of how the new Europe functions. -- Kenneth Dyson, Cardiff University, Wales
Recommended. * CHOICE *
Undoubtedly, this book is successful in the important task of clearing out the empirical terrain. In so doing, it raises a number of interesting questions about post-communist cabinets and institutions which authors are steadily engaged in addressing in their near future research. * Political Studies Review *
An impressive, scholarly, and timely piece of work that provides substantial insight and empirical research in an area of rapidly growing importance. -- Paul Lewis, Open University
Table of ContentsPart 1 The Study of Postcommunist Executives Chapter 2 Core Executives after Communism Chapter 3 Executive Institutions and Policy: A Framework Analysis Part 4 Core Executive Trajectories in Four Countries Chapter 5 Hungary: A Core Supreme Chapter 6 Poland: A Core Ascendant? Chapter 7 Czech Republic: A Core Neglected Chapter 8 Bulgaria: A Core against the Odds Part 9 Comparative Assessments Chapter 10 Executive Trajectories Compared Chapter 11 Institutions and Their Effects: Budgetary and Policymaking Chapter 12 Domestic Institutions and European Governance
