Post-Communist Romania

This up-to-date collection analyzes Romania's experiences of the transition form the harsh realities of the Ceausescu dictatorship to the uncertainties of the efforts to consolidate democracy and introduce a market economy. This volume focuses on Romania's progress in coming to terms with the legacy of its communist past, the realities of pluralism, the introduction of a market economy, and the challenge of European integration.

This up-to-date collection analyzes Romania's experiences of the transition form the harsh realities of the Ceausescu dictatorship to the uncertainties of the efforts to consolidate democracy and introduce a market economy. This volume focuses on Romania's progress in coming to terms with the legacy of its communist past, the realities of pluralism, the introduction of a market economy, and the challenge of European integration.

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Romanian social scientists and scholars of eastern Europe from the west explore the experience of the country in terms of the legacy of the past, accommodating pluralism, coming to terms with the market, and Europe and the challenge of integration. Specific topics include successors to the Securitate in post-Communist Romania, national and political culture, regional inequalities and development, the tourist accommodation industry in transition, and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Duncan Light is Lecturer in Geography, Liverpool Hope University College.

David Phinnemore is Lecturer in European Integration at the Institute of European Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast.