The legacies of communism : an introductory essay / Ivan Volgyes -- Marginality reinforced / Bennett Kovrig -- The economic legacies of communism / Ivan Volgyes -- The sociological legacies of communism / Jane L. Curry -- The environmental legacies of communism / Barbara Jancar-Webster -- The...

The purpose of this paper is to develop a testable theory, the interaction thesis, capable of explaining why do we observe differences in economic stability and growth rates between various countries; or - the same thing - why less efficient countries do not duplicate economic policies of more...

The integration of post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe into the EU is one of the success stories of European development. The region has seen significant economic convergence, dramatic changes in socio-economic indicators and improvements in the natural environment. However, some...

Ukraine Between the Orange Revolution and the EU -- European Governance and Transformation in Ukraine / G.P.E. Walzenbach -- The Ukrainian Project : A Hard Road from National Independence to the "Orange Revolution" / Petro Kuzyk -- Aspects of Nationhood--or its Absence -- Nationalism and...