Governing the Czech Republic and Slovakia : : Between State Socialism and the European Union / / John A. Scherpereel.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Scherpereel, John A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; 1 Introduction --; 2 Socialist State Building --; 3 Transitional Moments: Institutional Legacies and Choices --; 4 Two States, Two Paths, One Destination --; 5 The EU and State Reform: A Deepening Relationship --; 6 The Czech Republic and Slovakia in the European Union --; List of Acronyms --; References --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781626373549; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781626373549
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John A. Scherpereel.

Why do democratic leaders sometimes choose not to establish institutions that would promote the consolidation of democracy? And what are the consequences of those choices? Focusing on the cases of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, John Scherpereel explores the interplay of historical institutional legacies, short-term elite interests, and international pressures (i.e., EU conditionality) in the process of state reform.