Overview

Adrian Nastase, the current Prime Minister of Romania, presents an evaluation of the period of transition from communism to democracy in Eastern Europe, with special reference to Romania. The volume is particularly interesting since it is written by an insider who is one of the principal architects and directors of the process. Nastase provides a realistic blueprint for the attainment of a democratic political, social, and economic order in the twenty-first century.

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Author:   Adrian Nastase
Publisher:   East European Monographs
Imprint:   East European Monographs
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.436kg
ISBN:  

9780880334839

ISBN 10:   0880334835
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   28 February 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Preface: Appeal to the Truth1. Change, Between Utopia and the Need for a Political Project2. 1989-Significance and Interpretations3. From the Revolution to Checking on Democracy4. Globalization and the Future of Transition5. Political Will and Political Elite-Structures and Patterns6. Elitism, Populism, Social Democracy7. Political Will Versus Civil Society?8. Economic Reform and the Transition Myths9. Political Parties, Between Ideology and Political Crisis10. Political Romania-The Game of Substanceless Forms11. Social Democracy Between History and Futurology12. A Plea for a Social-Democrat Romania13. Romania in the Context of Globalization14. The Ages of Europe15. Romania's Image Worldwide: An Unmarketable Product?16. Questions at the End of the Century17. From Karl Marx to Coca-ColaPostscript to the American Edition

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Adrian Nastase is currently the Prime Minister of Romania. He is an international authority on international law, author of several treatises on the subject, and has held the positions of Romanian ambassador to the United Nations and minister of Foreign Affairs.

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