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Taking Stock of Shock

Social Consequences of the 1989 Revolutions

By: Kristen Ghodsee,Mitchell Alexander Orenstein

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Taking Stock of Shock

Social Consequences of the 1989 Revolutions

By: Kristen Ghodsee,Mitchell Alexander Orenstein

Introduction: Transition from communism - qualified success or utter catastrophe? -- The plan for a J-curve transition -- Plan meets reality -- Modifying the framework -- Counter-narratives of catastrophe -- Where have all the people gone? -- The mortality crisis -- Collapse in fertility -- Outmigration crisis -- Disappointment with transition -- Public opinion of winners and losers -- Evaluations shift over time -- Towards a new social contract? -- Portraits of desperation -- Resistance is futile -- Return to the past -- The patriotism of despair -- Conclusion: Towards an inclusive prosperity.

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Oxford University Press

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0197549233

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9780197549230

Roma in an Expanding Europe

Breaking the Poverty Cycle

By: Dena Ringold,Mitchell Alexander Orenstein,Erika Wilkens

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Roma in an Expanding Europe

Breaking the Poverty Cycle

By: Dena Ringold,Mitchell Alexander Orenstein,Erika Wilkens

Following the enlargement of the European Union in May 2004, Roma (or gypsies) are now the largest minority group in Europe. They are also one of the poorest and most vulnerable groups, living mainly in Central and Eastern Europe, suffering poverty levels as high as ten times that found within majority populations. The lack of information about the living conditions and needs of Roma people compound these stark gaps in human development outcomes. This publication, prepared for a conference held in Budapest, Hungary in June 2003, brings together original sociological research, evaluations of programme initiatives, and the first comparative cross-country household survey on ethnicity and poverty. It finds that Roma poverty is multi-faceted and can only be addressed by a inclusive policy approach which respects their diversity.

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270

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World Bank Publications

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0821354574

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9780821354575

Out of the Red

Building Capitalism and Democracy in Postcommunist Europe

By: Mitchell Alexander Orenstein

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Out of the Red

Building Capitalism and Democracy in Postcommunist Europe

By: Mitchell Alexander Orenstein

A comprehensive parallel study of two critical East-Central European transition economies

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University of Michigan Press

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047206746X

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9780472067466

The Lands in Between

The New Politics of Russia's Hybrid War

By: Mitchell A. Orenstein

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The Lands in Between

The New Politics of Russia's Hybrid War

By: Mitchell A. Orenstein

Russia's stealth invasion of Ukraine and its assault on the US elections in 2016 forced a reluctant West to grapple with the effects of hybrid war. While most citizens in the West are new to the problems of election hacking, state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, influence operations by foreign security services, and frozen conflicts, citizens of the frontline states between Russia and the European Union have been dealing with these issues for years. The Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Russia's Hybrid War contends that these "lands in between" hold powerful lessons for Western countries. For Western politics is becoming increasingly similar to the lands in between, where hybrid warfare has polarized parties and voters into two camps: those who support a Western vision of liberal democracy and those who support a Russian vision of nationalist authoritarianism. Paradoxically, while politics increasingly boils down to a zero sum "civilizational choice" between Russia and the West, those who rise to the pinnacle of the political system in the lands in between are often non-ideological power brokers who have found a way to profit from both sides, taking rewards from both Russia and the West. Increasingly, the political pathologies of these small, vulnerable, and backwards states in Europe are our problems too. In this deepening conflict, we are all lands in between.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0190936142

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9780190936143

Out of the Red

Building Capitalism and Democracy in Postcommunist Europe

By: Mitchell Alexander Orenstein

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Building Capitalism and Democracy in Postcommunist Europe

By: Mitchell Alexander Orenstein

A comprehensive parallel study of two critical East-Central European transition economies

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University of Michigan Press

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Roma in an Expanding Europe

Breaking the Poverty Cycle

By: Dena Ringold,Mitchell Alexander Orenstein,Erika Wilkens

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Breaking the Poverty Cycle

By: Dena Ringold,Mitchell Alexander Orenstein,Erika Wilkens

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Taking Stock of Shock

Taking Stock of Shock

Roma in an Expanding Europe

Roma in an Expanding Europe

Out of the Red

Out of the Red

The Lands in Between

The Lands in Between

Out of the Red

Out of the Red

Roma in an Expanding Europe

Roma in an Expanding Europe

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