Creating parliamentary government the transition to democracy in Bulgaria

By:

Melone, Albert P

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Parliaments and legislatures seriesPublication details: Columbus Ohio State University Press 1998Description: xxi,323p. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

0814207707

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DDC classification:

320.9499 22 ME-C

LOC classification:

JN9607 .M45 1998

Contents:

Pt. I. National Roundtable Talks. The End of Vendetta. At the Creation: Internal Politics and Intragroup Dynamics. Start of the Roundtable: Initial Posturing, Gamesmanship, and the Secret Police. Roundtable Agreements and the Election for the Grand National Assembly -- Pt. II. The Grand National Assembly. Adopting a New Constitution. Interpreting Events -- Pt. III. Consolidation Politics: Parliament and Interinstitutional Conflict. Bulgaria's Parliament and Democracy as a Work in Progress. The Struggle for Judicial Independence. Conclusions.

Summary: Creating Parliamentary Government is an in-depth account of events in Bulgaria since the November 1989 bloodless coup that brought down the strongman dictatorship of Todor Zhivkov. Albert P. Melone shows that Bulgaria is a striking example of a state that is successful in creating and maintaining democratic institutions without fulfilling the so-called preconditions: a strong economy, a middle class, a competitive party system, and a civic culture.Summary: The heart of this book is Melone's lively interviews with many key players in Bulgaria's historic transition to democracy.

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Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Main Library	General Books	320.9499 ME-C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		001691

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-306) and index.

Creating Parliamentary Government is an in-depth account of events in Bulgaria since the November 1989 bloodless coup that brought down the strongman dictatorship of Todor Zhivkov. Albert P. Melone shows that Bulgaria is a striking example of a state that is successful in creating and maintaining democratic institutions without fulfilling the so-called preconditions: a strong economy, a middle class, a competitive party system, and a civic culture.

The heart of this book is Melone's lively interviews with many key players in Bulgaria's historic transition to democracy.

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