Europe since 1989 - A History Ther PhilippPaperback / softback
Europe since 1989 - A History Ther PhilippPaperback / softback Philipp Ther- a firsthand witness to many of the transformations, from Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution to postcommunist…
Specifikacia Europe since 1989 - A History Ther PhilippPaperback / softback
Europe since 1989 - A History Ther PhilippPaperback / softback
Philipp Ther- a firsthand witness to many of the transformations, from Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution to postcommunist Poland and Ukraine- offers a sweeping narrative filled with vivid details and memorable stories. He refutes the idea that this economic "shock therapy" was the basis of later growth, arguing that human capital and the transformation from below determined economic success or failure. He describes how liberalization, deregulation, and privatization had catastrophic effects on former Soviet Bloc countries.
Finally, bringing the story up to the present, Ther compares events in Eastern and Southern Europe leading up to and following the 2008-9 global financial crisis. Most important, he shows how the capitalist West's effort to reshape Eastern Europe in its own likeness ended up reshaping Western Europe as well, in part by accelerating the pace and scope of neoliberal reforms in the West, particularly in reunified Germany.
Europe : A History
Europe : A History
Art Since 1989