Democratization in Poland, 198890 Polish Voices [Paperback]

The themes and data generated by Poland's move away from Communism are crucial for discussing prospects for democratization and marketization in Eastern Europe. This is a case-study of the mechanisms of power transfer, the dynamics of the initial transition and the prospects for democratization.The Polish road to democratization - from political impasse to the controlled abdication of Communist power?, George Sanford; systemic change in Poland - a historical-philosophical approach, Mariusz Gulczynski; political reform in the process of round table negotiations, Stanislaw Gebethner; the legal-constitutional bases of democratization in Poland - systemic and constitutional change, Wojciech Sokolewicz; the elections of 1984-1989 as a factor in the transformation of the social order in Poland, Krzysztof Jasiewicz and Tomasz Zukowski; public opinion in Poland during the 1980s, Stanislaw Kwiatkowski; Polish society on the threshold of the 1990s - between elite neo-liberalism and the social-democratic infrastructure , Wlodzimierz Pankow; politics and society after the breakthrough - the sources and threats to political legitimacy in post-communist Poland, Andrzej Rychard; from monopoly to death-throes - the PZPR in the process of political transformation, Karol B.Janowski; the internal evolution and changing policies of the democratic party, Piotr Winczorek.