The Czech and Slovak republics : twenty years of independence, 1993-2013 /

The Czech and Slovak republics : twenty years of independence, 1993-2013 /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Budapest ; New York : (CEU Press) Central European University Press, 2016.
Description:	xiv, 364 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Social change -- Czech Republic -- History. Social change -- Slovakia -- History. Post-communism -- Czech Republic -- History. Post-communism -- Slovakia -- History. Economic history. Politics and government. Post-communism. Social change. Social conditions. Czech Republic -- Politics and government -- 1993- Slovakia -- Politics and government -- 1993- Czech Republic -- Economic conditions -- 1993- Slovakia -- Economic conditions -- 1993- Czech Republic -- Social conditions -- 1993- Slovakia -- Social conditions -- 1993- Czech Republic. Slovakia. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11286661

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Other authors / contributors:	Stolarik, M. Mark, 1943-
ISBN:	9789633861530 (hardbound : alkaline paper) 9633861535 (hardbound : alkaline paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-346) and index.
Summary:	"This manuscript consists of ten chapters, two by former Prime Ministers of the Czech and Slovak Republics (Petr Pithart and Jozef Moravcik), plus eight leading scholars (four Czechs: Jan Rychlik, Adela Gjuricova, Martin Pospisil and Oldrich Tuma; and four Slovaks: Jozef Zatkuliak, Juraj Hocman, Martin Butora and Miroslav Londak) and eight knowledgeable commentators from North America (Carol Skalink Leff, James W. Peterson, John Gould, Kevin Deegan-Krause, Michael Kraus, Sharon Fisher, Sharon Wolchik, and Stanislav J. Kirschbaum). The chapters and commentaries put forward a comparison of the Czech and Slovak Republics over the past twenty years. They deal with the causes of the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993 and the political developments, the economic developments and the social developments in the new republics. This is the only English-language manuscript that presents the findings of the leading Czech and Slovak, and North American, scholars in the field. It brings new insights into the breakup of Czechoslovakia and into subsequent political, economic and social developments in those countries. The most significant finding of all the scholars was that, in spite of predictions by various pundits in the Western World that the Czech Republic would flourish after the breakup and Slovakia would languish, the opposite has happened. While the Czech Republic did well in its early years, it is now languishing while the Slovak Republic, which had a rough start, is now doing very well. Anyone interested in the history of the Czech and Slovak Republics over the last twenty years will be very interested in reading this book"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Online version: Czech and Slovak republics Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2016 9789633861547

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Summary:	The essays in the book compare the Czech Republic and Slovakia since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993. The papers deal with the causes of the divorce and discuss the political, economic and social developments in the new countries. This is the only English-language volume that presents the synoptic findings of leading Czech, Slovak, and North American scholars in the field.The authors include two former Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, eight leading scholars (four Czechs and four Slovaks), and eight knowledgeable commentators from North America. The most significant new insight is that in spite of predictions by various pundits in the Western World that Czechia would flourish after the breakup and Slovakia would languish, the opposite has happened. While the Czech Republic did well in its early years, it is now languishing while Slovakia, which had a rough start, is now doing very well. Anyone interested in the history of the Czech and Slovak Republics over the last twenty years will find gratification in reading this book.
Physical Description:	xiv, 364 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-346) and index.
ISBN:	9789633861530 9633861535