Development on the Periphery
Democratic Transitions in Southern and Eastern Europe
- Textbook
Development on the Periphery
Democratic Transitions in Southern and Eastern Europe
- Textbook
Description
In Development on the Periphery, noted scholar Howard J. Wiarda tackles the important question of development in Southern and Eastern Europe. Comparing the two regions gives us insight into the similarities and differences that have united and separated these areas for thousands of years. Both areas have undergone impressive transitions to democracy, experienced vast social changes, embraced open markets, developed Western political party systems, and joined the EU and NATO. However, the differences between the regions, and in particular, their individual countries, show us that development occurs by many routes-and that culture, geographic location, and timing do matter. The transitions to democracy of both Southern and Eastern Europe are among the most encouraging and exciting events of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, and students of the region will benefit from this accessible and thorough comparative study.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Southern or Mediterranean Europe
Chapter 3 Eastern Europe and the Search for a Democratic Political Culture.
Chapter 4 Transitology and the Need for New Theory
Chapter 5 Spain 2010: A Normal Country?
Chapter 6 The New Portugal
Chapter 7 From Foreign Policy Isolation to Global Presence: Spain in Latin America and Portugal in East Timor Marxist-Leninist Regimes in Transition
Chapter 8 Marxist-Leninist Regimes in Transition
Chapter 9 Defining the Borders of the New Europe
Chapter 10 The Politics of European Enlargement
Chapter 11 Toward a New Europe
Product details
| Published | 01 Nov 2005 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9780742576827 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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