Publisher's Synopsis
The current period of dramatic socio-economic change in East-Central Europe has been far from trouble-free. Significant geographical problems have resulted from the demise of the Communist regimes and the transition of these countries to market economies and democratic systems. - - This volume offers a fresh analysis of the region?s difficulties by providing a confrontation between two viewpoints: Discussions by Western European scholars follow each of the major chapters written by their East European counterparts. Shock-Shift in an Enlarged Europe will thus contribute both depth and clarity to the debate surrounding the problems facing East-Central European states after the fall of the Iron Curtain.
