Postcommunist presidents / edited by Ray Taras.

Other author Taras, Ray, 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Descriptionix, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Presidents--Europe, Eastern.
Presidents--Former Soviet republics.
Post-communism--Europe, Eastern.
Post-communism--Former Soviet republics.
Europe, Eastern--Politics and government. --1989-.
Former Soviet republics--Politics and government.

Contents Introduction : some thoughts on presidentialism in postcommunist Europe / Juan J. Linz -- Separating power : keeping presidents in check / Raymond Taras -- Russia : presidential leadership under Yeltsin / Stephen White -- Ukraine : two presidents and their powers / Andrew Wilson -- Kazakstan : Nursultan Nazarbaev as strong president / Martha Brill Olcott -- Poland : Wa£ȩsa's legacy to the presidency / Krzysztof Jasiewicz -- The Czech Republic : Havel and the evolution of the presidency since 1989 /Sharon L. Wolchik -- Hungary : political transition and executive conflict : the balance or fragmentation of power? / Patrick H. O'Neil -- Afterword : the making of postcommunist presidencies / Jon Elster.
Local noteLittle-314085--305131029336-
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 238-239) and index.
LCCN 96050024
ISBN0521582822 (hardback)
ISBN0521587654 (pbk)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DJK51 .P684 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold