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03004aam a2200469 i 4500 001 9918EF7C246D11E5A97E42B6DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150707010042 008 150102s2015 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014049703 020 $a 1137369965 (hardback) 020 $a 9781137369963 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)892887949 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d CDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a eb----- 050 00 $a DK502.75 $b .A92 2015 082 00 $a 320.309479 $2 23 084 $a POL016000 $a POL009000 $a POL016000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Auers, Daunis, $e author. 245 10 $a Comparative politics and government of the Baltic states : $b Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the 21st century / $c Daunis Auers. 264 1 $a Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2015. 300 $a xi, 269 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "Tracing the development of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania over the last quarter century, this text considers the political history and the impact of the Soviet era on the modern states and compares institutional choices made since 1991. It analyses parties and electoral systems, as well as the development of civil society, the impact of corruption, and the enduring ethnic issues caused by un-integrated large Russophone minorities in Estonia and Latvia. Addressing key issues such as economic development in the region and the Baltic states' search for security, it offers a new perspective on the unique Baltic social model that has emerged over the last quarter century"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Sources -- Introduction -- 1. A Brief Political History of the Baltic states -- 2. Elected and Unelected Institutions -- 3. Elections, Referendums and Parties -- 4. Civil Society, Corruption and Ethnic Relations -- 5. Economic, Social and Welfare Developments -- 6. Foreign and Security Policy -- Bibliography. 651 0 $a Baltic States $x Politics and government $y 1991- 651 0 $a Baltic States $x Social conditions $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Post-communism $z Baltic States. 650 0 $a Civil society $z Baltic States. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism & Socialism. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General. $2 bisacsh 648 7 $a Since 1991 $2 fast 650 7 $a Civil society. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862876 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Post-communism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01072730 650 7 $a Social conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919811 651 7 $a Baltic States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01241546 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211025521.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9918EF7C246D11E5A97E42B6DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search