Forging ahead, falling behind /
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| Corporate author / creator: | Open Media Research Institute. |
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| Imprint: | Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c1997. |
| Description: | xvii, 428 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | OMRI annual survey of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union 1996 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3665036 |
Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction A Year Of Productive Discontent
- II. Central Europe Czech Republic
- Maverick Czech Reformers Get Bogged Down
- Sidebar: Czech Secret Service ScandAl--A Storm in A Teacup?
- Sidebar: Collapse of Czech Kreditni Banka Turns Criminal--And Political
- Sidebar: Czech Parties' Views of the Eu And Nato
- Slovakia Heads Towards International Isolation
- Sidebar: Slovak Government Clamps Down on Culture
- Siderbar: Slovak Prime Minister Listed As One Of Ten ôWorst Enemies of The Press,ö
- A Year of Scandals And Resignations in Hungary
- Sidebar: Hungarian Minority Summit Causes Uproar In SlovaKia
- Siderbar: Hurgaray Commermorates 40th Anniversary Of 1956 Revolution
- Poland With The Left in Charge, The Polish Right Prepares for 1997
- sidebar: Abortion Law Eased By The Polish Parliament
- III. Eastern Europe Lithuania
- The Political Pendulum Swings Back In Lithuania
- Sidebar: New Lithuanian Government Presents Program
- A Year Of Consolidation In Latvia
- Sidebar: U.S. Acts To Sooth Baltic Concerns Over Nato Conte Enlargement
- Estonia Proves Itself
- Sidebar: Meri Reelected Estonia's President
- Belarus Chooses Dictorship
- Sidebar: Belarusian Opposition Leaders Apply for Asylum
- Sidebar: Censorship In Belarus
- Document: Defending The ôSacred Causeö Of Russo-Belarusian Intergration Ukraine Ukraine's Continuing Evolution
- Profile: Pavlo Lazarenko: Caution Is The Key
- Sidebar: Assassination Lifts Lid On Ukrainian Clan Politics
- Sidebar: Ukraines' Economic Program--More Muddling Through?
- Sidebar: Tenth Annivers Ary Of The Chornobyl Accident
- Document: Ukraine Free Of Nuclear Weapons
- IV. Southeastern Europe Slovenia
- Slovenia Inches Ahead
- Sidebar: Slovenia: An Economic Success Story
- A Groundswell Of Dissatisfaction In Croatia
- Profile: Franjo Tudjman: The Awkward Patriot
- Document: Krajina Liberation Army Warns Croatia Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Profile: Alija Izetbegovic: From Amateur Politician To Master Manipulator
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Backtracking Toward Dictatorship In Serbia And Montenegro
- Profile: Slobodan Milosevic: ôA Consumate Politician And A Pathological Liar,ö
- Profile: Zoran Djindic: The Politician OfôReason,ö
- Document: A Plea To Support A Democratic Serbia
- Document: Campaigan Of Violence In Kosovo Macedonia Moving Toward Firmer Ground In Macedonia
- Albania's Democrats Consolidate Power
- Sidebar: Albanian Elections: Opposition Claims Fraud
- Bulgaria Survives A Dire Year
- Profile: Petar Stoyanov: A ôNew Faceö
- Radical Political Change In Romania
- Interview: ôThe People Are Ready For Change,ö
- Profile: Victor Ciorbea: Romania's New Prime Minister
- Sidebar: The Romanian-Hundgarian Basic Treaty: End Or Beginning?
- Moldova Slides Back And To The Left
- V. Russia Domestic Affairs
- Russia: Electing A Fragile Political Stability
- Profile: Viktor Chenrnomyrdin: A Discreet Authority
- Document: Gennadii Zyuganov In This Own Words
- Document: Openo Letter From Sergei Kovalev to President Boris Yeltsin
- Document: ôRussia Close To Its Death Bedö (Alexander Solzhenitsyn) Foreign Policy
- Foreign Policy: Struggling to Survive In The former Empire's Shadow
- Bargaining Over Nato Enlargement
- Yavlinskii On Nato Expansion: Yalta, Or Versailles?
- Document: ôWill The Union Be Reborn?ö
- The Economy Another Lost Year for The Russian Economy
- Social Issues A Society Under Strain
- Not Every Day a Holiday for Russian Women
- Russia's Judicial System: The Poor Relation
- Death in a Moscow Cemetery
- VI. Transcaucasus and Central Asia Georgia
- Georgia Stabilizes
- Sidebar: Former Georgian Defense Minister Sentenced
- Azerbaijani Leadership Brooks No Opposition
- Sidebar: Azerbaijan's Parliament Elects New Speaker
- Document: Standing Up To Russia Armenia
- A Crisis Of Legitimacy In Armenia
- Sidebar: Transcaucasus: Breakaway Regions Seek Legitimacy Through Elections
- Opposition Finds a Voice In Kazakstan
- Document: Kazakstan's Curious Choisce Of Capital Uzbekistan
- Holding The Course In Uzbekistan
- Document: Uzbek President Condemns Cis Interation Accords
- Sidebar: Setting Parameters For An Open Media In Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan A Year Of Voilence In Tajikistan
- Sidebar: Central Asian Leaders Meet In Wake Of Taliban Seizure Of Kabul
- President Acquires More Power in Kyrgyztan
- Sidebar: Whatever Happened To Topchubek Turgunaliyev?
- Turkmenistan More Echoes Of The Past In Turkmenistan
- Document: Turkmenistan's Ex-Foreign Minister On Niyazov's Rule
- Sidebar: Iran-Turkmenistan: ôThe Most Important Transportation Junction On The Planet,ö
- VII. Regional Economic Developments Central, Eastern, And Southeastern Europe: A Year Of Recovery
- Mostly Stable In The CIS
- New IMF Lending To The Post-Communist World In 1996
- Poverty, Inequality Accompany Economic Transition
- Agricultural Privatization In East-Central Europe
- The Environment: A Terrible Communist Legacy
- VIII. Building Democratic Institutions Choosing Democracy As The Lesser Evil
- The Mirage Of Democracy
- Executive-Legislative Relations
- How Free Are The Media In The CIS?
- IX. Issues In Foreign Policy Everybody Needs Russia--Including Eastern Europe
- Central Europe Rethinks Russian Ties, Sharon Fisher, with Zsofia Szilagyi
- The Dayton Agreement: The U.S. Leads, Europe Pays
- Stabilizing Partition With SFOR
- New threats To National Security