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Divide and pacify : strategic social policies and political protests in post-communist democracies /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vanhuysse, Pieter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Budapest, Hungary ; New York : Central European University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
New democracies > Europe, Central.
Europe, Central > Social policy.
Patronage, Political > Europe, Central.
Poland > Politics and government > 1989-
Czech Republic > Politics and government > 1993-
Hungary > Politics and government > 1989-
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The unexpected peacefulness of transitions
  • Political quiescence despite conditions for conflict
  • Preventing protests: divide and pacify as political strategy
  • The great abnormal pensioner booms: strategic social policies in practice
  • Peaceful pathways: the political economy of post- communist welfare
  • Conclusions.