Introduction: some thoughts on presidentialism in postcommunist Europe / Juan J. Linz -- 1. Separating power: keeping presidents in check / Raymond Taras -- 2. Russia: presidential leadership under Yeltsin / Stephen White -- 3. Ukraine: two presidents and their powers / Andrew Wilson -- 4. Kazakstan: Nursultan Nazarbaev as strong president / Martha Brill Olcott -- 5. Poland: Walesa's legacy to the presidency / Krzysztof Jasiewicz -- 6. The Czech Republic: Havel and the evolution of the presidency since 1989 / Sharon L. Wolchik -- 7. Hungary: political transition and executive conflict: the balance or fragmentation of power? / Patrick H. O'Neil -- 8. Afterword: the making of postcommunist presidencies / Jon Elster
Notes
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-239) and index