Governing the Post-Communist City : : Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague / / Martin Horak.
When faced with the rapid and disorienting transition from communism to democracy, many eastern European leaders sought simple, immediately rewarding answers to complex policy problems. Undoubtedly, this hurried approach had a significant impact on the quality of democratic government in formerly co...
Saved in:
Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2007 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
9781442684386 |
---|---|
ctrlnum |
(DE-B1597)464010 (OCoLC)944177203 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
Horak, Martin , author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Governing the Post-Communist City : Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague / Martin Horak. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016] ©2007 1 online resource (288 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Structure of Government in Prague: Building a Strong Local State -- 3. Institutions and Political Actors in Early Post-communist Prague -- 4. Planning and Developing the Main Road Network: The Politics of Mutual Delegitimation -- 5. Preservation and Development in Prague's Historic Core: The Politics of Profit -- 6. Institutional Change and Government Performance: Lessons from Prague -- Appendix: Data on Interviews -- Notes -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star When faced with the rapid and disorienting transition from communism to democracy, many eastern European leaders sought simple, immediately rewarding answers to complex policy problems. Undoubtedly, this hurried approach had a significant impact on the quality of democratic government in formerly communist countries. Through an analysis of urban politics in Prague between 1990 and 2000, Governing the Post-Communist City sheds new light on the factors that shaped policy in eastern Europe at the time of its democratic transformation.The first book-length study of post-communist urban politics in a city outside of Russia, Governing the Post-Communist City links the difficulties of democratic government in 1990s Prague to decisions made shortly after the fall of communism. Focusing on the issues of road infrastructure and downtown development, Martin Horak argues that local leadership was more concerned with insulating policy-making processes from public influence than with creating new policies suited to post-communist urban development. This set a precedent for the whole institutional environment of post-communist Prague and entrenched itself in the city?s politics throughout the 1990s.Original, engaging, and authoritative, this study has much to say about the political climate in Prague after the downfall of communism, and makes insightful conclusions about the factors that contributed to present political circumstances in the region. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) City planning Czech Republic Prague. Post-communism Czech Republic Prague. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110490954 print 9780802093288 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442684386 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442684386 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442684386.jpg |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author |
Horak, Martin , Horak, Martin , |
spellingShingle |
Horak, Martin , Horak, Martin , Governing the Post-Communist City : Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague / Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Structure of Government in Prague: Building a Strong Local State -- 3. Institutions and Political Actors in Early Post-communist Prague -- 4. Planning and Developing the Main Road Network: The Politics of Mutual Delegitimation -- 5. Preservation and Development in Prague's Historic Core: The Politics of Profit -- 6. Institutional Change and Government Performance: Lessons from Prague -- Appendix: Data on Interviews -- Notes -- References -- Index |
author_facet |
Horak, Martin , Horak, Martin , |
author_variant |
m h mh m h mh |
author_role |
VerfasserIn VerfasserIn |
author_sort |
Horak, Martin , |
title |
Governing the Post-Communist City : Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague / |
title_sub |
Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague / |
title_full |
Governing the Post-Communist City : Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague / Martin Horak. |
title_fullStr |
Governing the Post-Communist City : Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague / Martin Horak. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Governing the Post-Communist City : Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague / Martin Horak. |
title_auth |
Governing the Post-Communist City : Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague / |
title_alt |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Structure of Government in Prague: Building a Strong Local State -- 3. Institutions and Political Actors in Early Post-communist Prague -- 4. Planning and Developing the Main Road Network: The Politics of Mutual Delegitimation -- 5. Preservation and Development in Prague's Historic Core: The Politics of Profit -- 6. Institutional Change and Government Performance: Lessons from Prague -- Appendix: Data on Interviews -- Notes -- References -- Index |
title_new |
Governing the Post-Communist City : |
title_sort |
governing the post-communist city : institutions and democratic development in prague / |
publisher |
University of Toronto Press, |
publishDate |
2016 |
physical |
1 online resource (288 p.) Issued also in print. |
contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Structure of Government in Prague: Building a Strong Local State -- 3. Institutions and Political Actors in Early Post-communist Prague -- 4. Planning and Developing the Main Road Network: The Politics of Mutual Delegitimation -- 5. Preservation and Development in Prague's Historic Core: The Politics of Profit -- 6. Institutional Change and Government Performance: Lessons from Prague -- Appendix: Data on Interviews -- Notes -- References -- Index |
isbn |
9781442684386 9783110490954 9780802093288 |
callnumber-first |
J - Political Science |
callnumber-subject |
JS - Local and Municipal Government |
callnumber-label |
JS4748 |
callnumber-sort |
JS 44748 A2 |
geographic_facet |
Czech Republic Prague. |
url |
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442684386 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442684386 https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442684386.jpg |
illustrated |
Not Illustrated |
dewey-hundreds |
300 - Social sciences |
dewey-tens |
320 - Political science |
dewey-ones |
320 - Political science |
dewey-full |
320.94371/209049 |
dewey-sort |
3320.94371 6209049 |
dewey-raw |
320.94371/209049 |
dewey-search |
320.94371/209049 |
doi_str_mv |
10.3138/9781442684386 |
oclc_num |
944177203 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT horakmartin governingthepostcommunistcityinstitutionsanddemocraticdevelopmentinprague |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(DE-B1597)464010 (OCoLC)944177203 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
hierarchy_parent_title |
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
is_hierarchy_title |
Governing the Post-Communist City : Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague / |
container_title |
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
_version_ |
1806143710836031488 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>04626nam a22007215i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">9781442684386</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-B1597</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20210830012106.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m|||||o||d||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr || ||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">210830t20162007onc fo d z eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="019" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1013961026</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781442684386</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.3138/9781442684386</subfield><subfield code="2">doi</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)464010</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)944177203</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="c">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">onc</subfield><subfield code="c">CA-ON</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">JS4748.A2</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">POL007000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">320.94371/209049</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Horak, Martin , </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield><subfield code="4">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Governing the Post-Communist City :</subfield><subfield code="b">Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague /</subfield><subfield code="c">Martin Horak.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Toronto : </subfield><subfield code="b">University of Toronto Press, </subfield><subfield code="c">[2016]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2007</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (288 p.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="347" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text file</subfield><subfield code="b">PDF</subfield><subfield code="2">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="t">Frontmatter -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Contents -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Tables and Figures -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Abbreviations -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Acknowledgments -- </subfield><subfield code="t">1. Introduction -- </subfield><subfield code="t">2. The Structure of Government in Prague: Building a Strong Local State -- </subfield><subfield code="t">3. Institutions and Political Actors in Early Post-communist Prague -- </subfield><subfield code="t">4. Planning and Developing the Main Road Network: The Politics of Mutual Delegitimation -- </subfield><subfield code="t">5. Preservation and Development in Prague's Historic Core: The Politics of Profit -- </subfield><subfield code="t">6. Institutional Change and Government Performance: Lessons from Prague -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Appendix: Data on Interviews -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Notes -- </subfield><subfield code="t">References -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Index</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="506" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">restricted access</subfield><subfield code="u">http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec</subfield><subfield code="f">online access with authorization</subfield><subfield code="2">star</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">When faced with the rapid and disorienting transition from communism to democracy, many eastern European leaders sought simple, immediately rewarding answers to complex policy problems. Undoubtedly, this hurried approach had a significant impact on the quality of democratic government in formerly communist countries. Through an analysis of urban politics in Prague between 1990 and 2000, Governing the Post-Communist City sheds new light on the factors that shaped policy in eastern Europe at the time of its democratic transformation.The first book-length study of post-communist urban politics in a city outside of Russia, Governing the Post-Communist City links the difficulties of democratic government in 1990s Prague to decisions made shortly after the fall of communism. Focusing on the issues of road infrastructure and downtown development, Martin Horak argues that local leadership was more concerned with insulating policy-making processes from public influence than with creating new policies suited to post-communist urban development. This set a precedent for the whole institutional environment of post-communist Prague and entrenched itself in the city?s politics throughout the 1990s.Original, engaging, and authoritative, this study has much to say about the political climate in Prague after the downfall of communism, and makes insightful conclusions about the factors that contributed to present political circumstances in the region.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="530" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Issued also in print.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="538" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In English.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">City planning</subfield><subfield code="z">Czech Republic</subfield><subfield code="z">Prague.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Post-communism</subfield><subfield code="z">Czech Republic</subfield><subfield code="z">Prague.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="773" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Title is part of eBook package:</subfield><subfield code="d">De Gruyter</subfield><subfield code="t">University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013</subfield><subfield code="z">9783110490954</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="c">print</subfield><subfield code="z">9780802093288</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442684386</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442684386</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="3">Cover</subfield><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442684386.jpg</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">978-3-11-049095-4 University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013</subfield><subfield code="c">2000</subfield><subfield code="d">2013</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_BACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_CL_SN</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ECL_SN</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EEBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ESSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_PPALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_SSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_STMALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">GBV-deGruyter-alles</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA11SSHE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA12STME</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA13ENGE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA17SSHEE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA5EBK</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |