Organizing Democracy in Eastern Germany: Interest Groups in Post-Communist Society (English and English Edition) by Stephen Padgett - 2000-01-28

Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1999. The emergence of interest group politics is one of the decisive factors in democratic transformation in post-communist society. Stephen Padgett argues that evidence from eastern Germany suggests that market transition produces rather open and fluid societies, in which group interests and identities are tenuous. Lacking a supportive social infrastructure, interest groups operate on 'entrepreneurial' lines, a form of associational activity which falls far short of pluralist ideals. With its accelerated transition to a market economy, eastern Germany provides a 'fast-forward' study of an 'advanced post-communist society' which enables us to anticipate the social structures and issues shaping interest-group politics in the newly-democratizing states of east-central Europe. Examining a number of different interest groups, and comparing a number of countries across east-central Europe, this book may also offer a vision of… Read More

Cambridge University Press, 2000. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780521657037

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Cambridge Univ Pr, 1999. Paperback. New. 200 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. This book examines the emergence of interest groups in post-communist society, an issue central to democratic transformation. The focus is on eastern Germany, but comparisons are made throughout with several other countries. Stephen Padgett argues that the pattern of interest activity in post-communist society falls short of the pluralist ideal.

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Cambridge University, 1999. 1st. Paperback. New/New.

Cambridge University Press, 2000. Softcover. New.