{"product_id":"when-left-moves-right-9780197699027","title":"When Left Moves Right","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past two decades, postcommunist countries have witnessed a sudden shift in the electoral fortunes of their political parties: previously successful center-left parties suffered dramatic electoral defeats and disappeared from the political scene, while right-wing populist parties soared in popularity and came to power. This dynamic echoed similar processes in Western Europe and raises a question: Were these dynamics in any way connected? When Right Moves Left argues that they were. And that the root of the connection between them lies in the pro-market rebranding of the ex-communist left--the key explanatory variable. This book asserts that, though the left''s pro-market shift initially led to electoral rewards, it had a less straightforward impact on left-wing parties'' electoral fortunes in the long run. Traditional supporters of the left (working-class and economically vulnerable groups) were alienated by the new economic policies, and the middle-class voters newly drawn to","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017610461527,"sku":"9780197699027","price":84.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197699027.jpg?v=1750774108","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-left-moves-right-9780197699027","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}