Ivan T. Berend

From the Soviet Bloc to the European Union

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Produktbeschreibung

The conditions surrounding the Soviet UnionâEUR(TM)s dramatic collapse have long fascinated historians, but few studies have covered the subject in its entirety. This is an authoritative account of the regionâEUR(TM)s turbulent history, and considers the European UnionâEUR(TM)s crucial role in shaping its economic and social development since 1973.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 548g
• ISBN-13: 9780521729505
• ISBN-10: 0521729505
• Artikelnr.: 25461614

Autorenporträt

Ivan Berend not only studied the collapse and transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, but also participated in it. He chaired the committee that prepared the first marketisation and privatisation plan for Hungary, and has been a member of governmental advisory bodies since the early 1990s. He is currently Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The economic factors of the collapse of state socialism and the new international environment, 1973-1991
2. Transformation and policy mistakes: dramatic economic decline
3. Towards better times: the European Union and its policy of eastwards enlargement
4. Recuperation and growth: the role of foreign direct investment
5. Economic restructuring: transforming main sectors, economic recovery, weaknesses and growth
6. Transformation and social shock
7. Lasting social changes in income, employment, welfare institutions, educational and settlement structure
Epilogue: the future of catching-up in the European 'melting pot'.