The democratic process and the market : challenges of the transition / edited by Mihály Simai.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Systemic and political change, and economic transformation : criteria and values for assessing the quality of economic systems / Jacques Baudot. The democratic process and the market : key aspects of the transition in comparative perspective / Mihály Simai. Establishment of an independent, neutral civil service in the former socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe / Gyórgy Jenei -- 2. Case studies : interrelations between political and economic change in Russia and the CIS countries : a comparative analysis / Oleg Bogomolov. Interactions between political and economic factors in the democratic transformation of Ukraine / Youri M. Matseiko. The politics of privatization in Croatia : transition in times of war / Ivan Grdešić. Political and economic factors in the democratic transformation of Slovakia : achievements and problems / Ján Morović. The changing political system and realities in Hungary / Kulcsár Kálmán. The political economy of democratization in the Polish transition / Janusz Gołębiowski. Issues and experiences in the practice of democratization : models and paradogms / Iván Vitányi.