Berend, I.T. and Bugaric, B. orcid.org/0000-0002-2730-8043 (2015) Unfinished Europe : transition from communism to democracy in central and eastern Europe. Journal of Contemporary History, 50 (4). pp. 768-785. ISSN 0022-0094
Abstract
The Berlin Wall collapsed a quarter of a century ago. This anniversary led to publication of studies about the success of Central and East European transformation. Some of them maintain that the region became ‘normal,' and nearer to their Western neighbors. In reality, the region still belongs to the periphery of Europe with a mostly dual economy and low level of income. Modern sectors and the entire banking industry are subsidiaries of Western multinationals. The political system is often authoritarian. Democratic forms often cover non-democratic contents. Corruption, tax evasion and other symptoms of peripheral political behavior are quite common. Transformation is so far not accomplished and will certainly require two or three generations to achieve.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2015. |
Keywords: | authoritarian governments; corruption; dual economy; peripheral backwardness; unfinished transformation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2019 13:50 |
Last Modified: | 11 Oct 2019 13:50 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0022009415596845 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:152044 |