UID:
almafu_9959242064302883
Format:
1 online resource (253 pages)
ISBN:
1-4422-1600-X
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1-299-14650-3
Content:
A decade after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the beginning of democratization and marketization in East Central Europe, a handful of countries introduced territorial and administrative reforms and created regional "self-governments": autonomous subnational-level assemblies elected by universal suffrage. This comparative study of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary explores the reasons for these reforms and their consequences for post-communist democracies.
Note:
Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One. A Framework for Understanding Region Building in Post-communist Europe; Chapter Two. Poland: The Leader of the Pack; Chapter Three. The Czech Republic: Reluctant Regionalization; Chapter Four. Slovakia: Belated and Incomplete Regionalization; Chapter Five. Hungary: The Exceptional Case?; Conclusion; Appendix A. Snapshots of Regionalization in Western Europe; Appendix B. The ECE Regions in the EU; Appendix C. Voter Turnout for Regional and National Elections; Appendix D. Election Outcomes by Region and Year; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4422-1598-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4422-1599-2
Language:
English
