Social Capital and the Transition to Democracy
Author: Gabriel Badescu
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-06-01
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 1134515308
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The concept of social capital has been used by political scientists to explain both the transition to democracy in Eastern Europe and the decline of social cohesion in Western societies. This edited collection presents the latest quantitative research on how post-communist countries are adapting to Western models of society. The book combines theoretical and institutional analysis with detailed case-studies looking at Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania and the former East Germany.