Independent Belarus : domestic determinants, regional dynamics, and implications for the West /

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Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Distributed by Harvard University Press for the Ukrainian Research Institute and Davis Center for Russian Studies, Harvard University, c2002.
Description:xviii, 483 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Belarusian
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4743883
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Other authors / contributors:Balmaceda, Margarita Mercedes, 1965-
Clem, James I.
Tarlow, Lisbeth L.
ISBN:0916458946 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes index.
English and Belarusian.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Technical Note
  • List of Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Map of Belarus
  • Introduction
  • Domestic Politics
  • Belarusian Public Opinion and the Union with Russia
  • The Opposition in Belarus: History, Potential and Perspectives
  • The Lukashenka Phenomenon
  • The Belarusian Economy
  • The Belarusian Economy: Is It Sustainable?
  • Possibilities for the Development of a Private Economic Sector and a Middle Class as a Source of Political Change in Belarus
  • Belarus as a Transit Route: Domestic and Foreign Policy Implications
  • Russia and Belarus: Mutual Percrptions and Influences
  • Lukashenka's Role in Russian Politics
  • Russia's Varied Roles in Belarus
  • Belarus and Russia: The Game of Virtual Integration
  • Belarus and European Society
  • The Security Dimension in the Future of Belarus
  • Power and the Yamal Pipeline
  • The Belarus Factor in the European Policy of Ukraine
  • Lithuania and Belarus: Different Paths on the Way Back to the Future
  • Belarus: Poland's Strange Neighbor
  • The Belarusian Challenge for the West: Strategies for Engagement
  • The Role of International Organizations in Belarus
  • The Belarusian Policy Dilemma
  • The NGO Approach: Possibilities for Positive Engagement in Belarus
  • The Challenge of Using NGOs as a Strategy for Engagement
  • Appendix: Charter '97 (in Belarusian and English)
  • Index