Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; The concept of democratisation and democracy; Nostalgia for the Communist past and support for the restoration of Communism; The birth of democracy; Social structure and democracy; Economic well-being of households and democracy; The birth of the market economy and democracy; Security and democracy; European identity, enlargement and support for democracy; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book presents the principal findings of a unique and in-depth study into the birth of democracy and the market economy in fifteen post-communist countries