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OverviewThis book offers a fascinating, thought-provoking and ground-breaking study of post-communist political life. It is published just as the countries of Central and Eastern Europe mark thirty years since gaining freedom and have embarked on the path of democracy. This book is one of the first full-length academic works to explore the question of how informal structures, headed by bosses, godfathers and oligarchs, affect formal party politics and democracy. The unique post-communist transition is observed as a specific historical moment of disorder, offering a window of opportunity for the large-scale exploitation of public resources in the sense of a kind of ""Klondike Gold Rush."" Phenomena of corruption, clientelism, patronage, party capture and state capture are topical themes that are deeply explored. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of Central and Eastern European politics, democratisation, transitional societies, clientelism, party systems and more broadly of comparative and European politics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michal Klíma (Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic.)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.410kg ISBN: 9780367777036ISBN 10: 0367777037 Pages: 202 Publication Date: 01 April 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"1. Post-communism – Clientelism, Party and State Capture 2. Party Capture: Privatisation 'from Below' 3. Party Capture: Colonisation 'from Above' 4. The Clientelist Party, Clientelist Parliamentarism and Clientelist Regime 5. ""Old Parties in New Party Systems?"" 6. Conclusion"ReviewsAuthor InformationMichal Klíma is a professor of political science and currently the Rector of the Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic. He is a frequent commentator on Czech television and has authored several works on issues related to political life in the country and in the post-communist region. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |