Official corruption has become increasingly prevalent around the world since the early 1990s. The situation appears to be particularly acute in the post-communist states. Corruption--be it real or perceived--is a major problem with concrete implications, including a lowered likelihood of foreign investment. In "Rotten States? "Leslie Holmes analyzes corruption in post-communist countries, paying particular attention to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Russia, as well as China, which Holmes argues has produced, through its recent economic liberalization, a system similar to post-communism. As he...
Official corruption has become increasingly prevalent around the world since the early 1990s. The situation appears to be particularly acute in the po...
In this new book, Leslie Holmes provides the first comprehensive single-authored analysis of post-communism. He highlights and explains both the positive and negative aspects of post-communism in the political, economic, and social spheres. Throughout, the policies and structures of late communism are compared to the situation existing now in the ex-communist countries. The result is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to one of the most major events this century.
In this new book, Leslie Holmes provides the first comprehensive single-authored analysis of post-communism. He highlights and explains both the posit...
The euphoria that greeted the collapse of communist power in Eastern Europe and the USSR has largely been replaced by despondency. Yet, given that radical change was attempted in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres simultaneously, serious disclocations were bound to occur. The unique nature of the transitions makes a study of post-communism important.
The euphoria that greeted the collapse of communist power in Eastern Europe and the USSR has largely been replaced by despondency. Yet, given that rad...
Official corruption has become increasingly prevalent around the world since the early 1990s. The situation appears to be particularly acute in the post-communist states. Corruption--be it real or perceived--is a major problem with concrete implications, including a lowered likelihood of foreign investment. In "Rotten States? "Leslie Holmes analyzes corruption in post-communist countries, paying particular attention to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Russia, as well as China, which Holmes argues has produced, through its recent economic liberalization, a system similar to post-communism. As he...
Official corruption has become increasingly prevalent around the world since the early 1990s. The situation appears to be particularly acute in the po...
Corruption is one of the biggest global issues, ahead of extreme poverty, unemployment, the rising cost of food and energy, climate change, and terrorism. It is thought to be one of the principal causes of poverty around the globe. Its significance in the contemporary world cannot be undervalued. In this Very Short Introduction, Leslie Holmes looks the history of corruption across the millennia and considers why the international community has only highlighted it as a problem in the past two decades. Holmes explores the phenomenon from several different perspectives, from the cultural...
Corruption is one of the biggest global issues, ahead of extreme poverty, unemployment, the rising cost of food and energy, climate change, and terror...
