Description
A comprehensive analysis of politics in a young European democracy, this book describes the principal features of Poland's democratic system-the political institutions, parties, elections, and leaders that have shaped the transition from communism. Raymond Taras examines the complex Walesa phenomenon; the comeback of the communists; and the uneasy
Table of Contents
Introduction: Approaches to Democratization -- Historic Discontinuities: Dynasties, Republics, Partitions -- The Functioning of the Communist Regime -- Crises of the Communist System -- Coalition Formation and Crisis Resolution -- Democratic Structures of the Third Republic -- Socioeconomic Development, Foreign Policy, and the International Political Economy
