Crisis and Reform in Eastern Europe

ISBN-13: 9781138508705 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 540 str.

Opis

Communism in Eastern Europe is in crisis. Its dimensions are social and economic; its manifestation is political. This volume, a collection of essays by leading authorities, describes the symptoms of the crisis, diagnoses the causes of the malady, and offers alternative scenarios for therapy.A unique dimension of this collection is its avoidance of

Spis treści

1. Social Theory, Civil Society, and the Transformation of Authoritarian Socialism 2. The Hungarian Reform Process: Visions, Hopes, and Reality 3. Reforming or Perfecting the Economic Mechanism 4. The Tragicomedy of Romanian Communism 5. The Polish Opposition 6. The Dilemmas of Dissidence: The Politics of Opposition in East - Central Europe 7. The "Second Society": Is There an Alternative Social Model Emerging in Contemporary Hungary? 8. Notes on Jaruzelski’s Poland 9. Yugoslav Society and "Socialism": The Present-Day Crisis of the Yugoslav System and the Possibilities for Evolution 10. Yugoslavia 1986 - 88: Transition to Crisis 11. Eastern Europe’s Long Revolution Against Yalta

O autorze

Ferenc Feher, a collaborator and friend of Georg Lukacs, was forced in exile in 1977. He is now at the New School for Social Research, and has published widely in the areas covered in this volume. His latest book is a co-edited volume on Crisis and Reform in Eastern Europe.