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From Elections to Democracy
Susan Rose-Ackerman
其他書名
Building Accountable Government in Hungary and Poland
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2005
主題
Business & Economics / Economics / General
Law / International
Political Science / General
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy
Political Science / Political Process / General
Political Science / World / European
Social Science / Sociology / General
ISBN
0521692156
9780521692151
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=80WXkNgULr8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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The countries of Central Europe in the first round for admission to the European Union have all established constitutional, electoral democracies and market economies. However, much remains to be done to achieve fully consolidated democratic states. This study documents the weaknesses of public oversight and participation in policymaking in Hungary and Poland, two of the most advanced countries in the region. It discusses five alternative routes to accountability including European Union oversight, constitutional institutions such as presidents and courts, devolution to lower-level governments, the use of neo-corporatist bodies, and open-ended participation rights. It urges more emphasis on the fifth option, public participation. Case studies of the environmental movement in Hungary and of student groups in Poland illustrate these general points. The book reviews the United States' experience of open-ended public participation and draws some lessons for the transition countries from the strengths and weaknesses of the American system.