The transition to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe is not complete. The process by which governments make policy is often closed and difficult to penetrate. Frequently, only a few insiders are consulted, and even when the process is more oprn, short time limits and bureaucratic resistance make the process opaque to ordinary citizens. Drawing on interviews with key officials and private sector activists, this book documents existing problems with the policymaking processes in Hungary and Poland and argues for reforms that will enhance the accountability of all democracies in the region.
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"Susan Rose-Ackerman's latest book is the clearest statement yet of the inadequacy of mechanistsic indicators of democracy...a beautifully clear, meticulous work of scholarship that is as concerned with analyzing the shortcomings of post-communist democracy as it is focused on providing potential solutions." - Political Science Quarterly, Anna Gryzmala-Busse, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
"...this book provides a unique, carefully researched, well-written, and highly compelling account of a serious problem in European democracy..." -Mitchell Orenstein, Governance
"This elegant and informatative volume can be used as an undergraduate text, but it is particularly valuable or students of (comparative) democratizations. Policy experts and politicians would also gain in wisdom should they decide to immerse themselves in its contents." - Jane Kubik, Rutgers University, Slavic Review
"...this book provides a unique, carefully researched, well-written, and highly compelling account of a serious problem in European democracy..." -Mitchell Orenstein, Governance
"This elegant and informatative volume can be used as an undergraduate text, but it is particularly valuable or students of (comparative) democratizations. Policy experts and politicians would also gain in wisdom should they decide to immerse themselves in its contents." - Jane Kubik, Rutgers University, Slavic Review
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This study documents the weaknesses of public oversight and participation in policymaking in Hungary and Poland, two of the most advanced countries in the region. It discusses five alternative routes to accountability including European Union oversight, constitutional institutions such as presidents and courts, devolution to lower-level governments, the use of neo-corporatist bodies, and open-ended participation rights.
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relevant past positions, administrative court system, student parliament, comment rule making, professional chambers, civil dialogue, general prosecutor, nonpartisan stance, normative acts, oversight institutions, regulatory negotiation, environmental ministry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Central Europe, Constitutional Tribunal, Commission of the European Communities, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, United States, Polish Constitution, Supreme Chamber of Control, Hungarian Constitution, European Union, Maciej Kisilowski, Council of Ministers, Forest Service, Central Statistical Office, Katalin Füzér, Supreme Administrative Court, Birdlife Hungary, Danube Circle, European Values Study, State Audit Office, Energia Klub, Minister of Justice, Green Future, Supreme Court, Warsaw University of Technology New!
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relevant past positions, administrative court system, student parliament, comment rule making, professional chambers, civil dialogue, general prosecutor, nonpartisan stance, normative acts, oversight institutions, regulatory negotiation, environmental ministry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Central Europe, Constitutional Tribunal, Commission of the European Communities, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, United States, Polish Constitution, Supreme Chamber of Control, Hungarian Constitution, European Union, Maciej Kisilowski, Council of Ministers, Forest Service, Central Statistical Office, Katalin Füzér, Supreme Administrative Court, Birdlife Hungary, Danube Circle, European Values Study, State Audit Office, Energia Klub, Minister of Justice, Green Future, Supreme Court, Warsaw University of Technology New!
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- Creating Social Trust in Post-Socialist Transition (Political Evolution and Institutional Change) by János Kornai on 4 pages
- Building a Trustworthy State in Post-Socialist Transition (Political Evolution and Institutional Change) by János Kornai on 4 pages
- Constitutional Judiciary in a New Democracy: The Hungarian Constitutional Court by Laszlo Solyom in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Pink, Purple, Green by Professor Helena Flam in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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