Russia, the Eurasian Republics, and Central/Eastern Europe

by GOLDMAN

• ISBN13: 9780072365900
• ISBN10: 0072365900
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div

Summary

The eighth edition of "Global Studies: Russia, The Eurasian Republics, and Central/Eastern Europe will continue to provide introductory essays, up-to-date background information, and current statistics on the region. A collection of world press articles, topically arranged, complements the background information.

Table of Contents

Using Global Studies: Russia, the Eurasian Republics, and Central/Eastern Europe	vi
Selected World Wide Web Sites	vii
U.S. Statistics and Map	viii
Canada Statistics and Map	ix
World Map	x
Russia, the Eurasian Republics, and Central/Eastern Europe Map	2	(2)
Russia Statistics	4	(1)
Eurasian Republics Statistics	5	(4)
Russia and the Eurasian Republics: Building New Political Orders	9	(88)
Central/Eastern Europe: From Dictatorship to Democracy	97	(19)
Central/Eastern Europe Map	96	(20)
Country Reports	116	(72)
Albania	116	(8)
Bulgaria	124	(7)
The Czech Republic and Slovakia	131	(11)
Hungary	142	(8)
Poland	150	(12)
Romania	162	(7)
The Republics of the Former Yugoslavia	169	(19)
Articles from the World Press	188	(81)
Annotated Table of Contents	188	(2)
Topic Guide to Articles	190	(2)
Russia Articles
Life with Boris: Rousing, Infuriating, Always Surprising---Yeltsin the Singular	192	(3)
Andrew Higgins
Steve Liesman
The End of the Cold War: A Russian View	195	(3)
Vladimir Batyuk
At Russia's Door: NATO Expansion and the Baltic States	198	(4)
Matt Rojansky
Russia Stalled: The Uncertain Transition from Communism	202	(3)
Timothy J. Colton
Russia's Collapse	205	(5)
Anders Aslund
The De-development of Russia	210	(5)
James R. Millar
The Cashless Society	215	(5)
Marshall I. Goldman
The Dismal State of Health Care in Russia	220	(6)
David E. Powell
His Master's Voice	226	(4)
Anne Nivat
Russian Organised Crime: Crime without Punishment	230	(3)
Where Is the Next Chernobyl?	233	(3)
Rod Nordland
Eurasian Republics Articles
The Newly Independent States	236	(5)
Benjamin Jones
Leif Beck Fallesen
The Baltics: Between Russia and the West	241	(5)
James Kurth
Central/Eastern Europe Articles
The Puzzle of Central Europe	246	(6)
Timothy Garton Ash
New Freedoms, Old Problems	252	(3)
Margarita Assenova
In the Former Eastern Bloc, a Hazardous Transition	255	(2)
Omar Noman
Lost Illusions	257	(2)
Vladimir Tismaneanu
Tears of Despair	259	(6)
Jamie Dettmer
Shock Therapy vs. Gradualism	265	(4)
Andrzej Brzeski
Credits/Sources for Statistical Reports	269	(1)
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations	270	(2)
Bibliography	272	(3)
Index	275