This book examines how democracy influences state-building and market-building in 25 post-communist countries from 1990 to 2004.

It has long been assumed that the historical legacy of Soviet Communism would have an important effect on post-communist states. However, prior research has foc

Before democracy becomes an institutionalised form of political authority, the rupture with authoritarian forms of power causes deep uncertainty about power and

Proposals for power-sharing constitutions remain controversial, as highlighted by current debates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sudan. This book updates and

This book offers a firsthand glimpse into the intellectual challenges that Russia's turbulent transition generated. It deals with many of the most important ref