2nd Edition

Democracy In Poland Second Edition

By Raymond Taras, Marjorie Castle Copyright 2002
312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

Ever-changing election rules, a highly fluid party system, a constitution considered illegitimate by more than one major political actor, polarized political elites, and a system of corruption that has grown up together with the young democracy itself -these characterize contemporary Polish politics. At the same time Poland is frequently identified as the most successful example of a transition... Read more
Introduction: Understanding a Functioning Democracy , Historic Discontinuities: Shaping Poland's Political Traditions , The Communist Era: The System and Its Crises , Regime Change and Democratization , The Political Players: Elites, Parties, and Other Actors in the Third Republic , The Played Upon: Society , Political and Economic Arenas: The Institutions of the Third Republic , Policy Challenges Shaping Poland's Future

Biography

Raymond Taras