Latvia in Transition / Edition 1

by Juris Dreifelds

Overview

During its post-Soviet reconstruction Latvia has become a role model in macroeconomic stabilization and democratization. Latvia in Transition provides the material necessary to understand present-day Latvia. The author examines the main events, processes and problems of this country during the period of transition from a dependent and Moscow-dominated Soviet Republic to an independent and also interdependent state. The book presents the most relevant and essential aspects of Latvia's history, politics, economics and society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521555371
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/23/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.18(w) x 9.09(h) x 0.59(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Historical residues and impact on present day politics; 3. The Latvian national rebirth; 4. Regaining independence; 5. Economics and reform; 6. Demography, language and ethnic relations.

Editorial Reviews

"...Latvia is a success story, and Dreifelds describes well the deep, popular attachment to independence, the reawakening of civil society, now thick with a rich variety of organizations, and the rapid growth of new commercial enterprises." Foreign Affairs

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