Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia

2016-09-16 Education

Author : Judyth L. Twigg
Release : 2016-09-16
Genre : Education
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Download or read book Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia written by Judyth L. Twigg. This book was released on 2016-09-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work shows that the collapse of socialist employment and social service systems - and of the USSR itself - has had profoundly damaging effects, manifested in dislocation and homelessness, ethnic strife, family breakdown, declining life expectancy, and soaring rates of violence and crime.

Social Capital and the Transition to Democracy

2004-06-01 Political Science

Author : Gabriel Badescu
Release : 2004-06-01
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Social Capital and the Transition to Democracy written by Gabriel Badescu. This book was released on 2004-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Making Russian Democracy Work

2000 Political Science

Author : Christopher Marsh
Release : 2000
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Making Russian Democracy Work written by Christopher Marsh. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the prospects for further democratization in the Russian Federation. Analyzes various indicators of the degree of socio- economic modernization across 89 regions of the Federation, and examines evidence of sufficient social capital to make democracy work. By focusing on social and economic factors which help serve as the basis for democracy, this study readily lends itself to usefulness in comparing Russia with other political systems. Marsh is associate director of Slavic and East European studies and assistant professor of political science at Baylor University.

Social Capital in Central and Eastern Europe

2004 Political Science

Author : Dimitrina Dimova Mihailova
Release : 2004
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Social Capital in Central and Eastern Europe written by Dimitrina Dimova Mihailova. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of socialist rule encouraged many Western analysts and government advisors to see the east-European region as a veritable tabula rasa just waiting for civil society and market democracy. Millions of dollars and euros were poured into democrazation projects, with the aim of building social capital.

Getting Real

1997 Infrastructure (Economics)

Author : Richard Rose
Release : 1997
Genre : Infrastructure (Economics)
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Download or read book Getting Real written by Richard Rose. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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