FROM ELECTIONS TO DEMOCRACY by Susan Rose-Ackerman ( 9780521692151 )

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Title:

FROM ELECTIONS TO DEMOCRACY
BUILDING ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN HUNGARY AND POLAND

By:

Susan Rose-Ackerman

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0521692156

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9780521692151

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 February, 2007

Pages:

286

Description:

This study documents the weaknesses of public oversight and participation in policymaking in Hungary and Poland.

Synopsis:

The countries of Central Europe in the first round for admission to the European Union have all established constitutional, electoral democracies and market economies. However, much remains to be done to achieve fully consolidated democratic states. 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. It urges more emphasis on the fifth option, public participation. Case studies of the environmental movement in Hungary and of student groups in Poland illustrate these general points. The book reviews the United States' experience of open-ended public participation and draws some lessons for the transition countries from the strengths and weaknesses of the American system.

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Cambridge University Press

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