Next Steps in Croatia's Transition Process: Problems and PossibilitiesSrğan Dvornik, Christophe Solioz Nomos, 2007 - 157 pages In this study, leading policy-oriented scholars and practitioners from the cities of Zagreb and Split in Croatia draw on years of experience to critically assess the transition process in post-independence Croatia. With wide-ranging contributions, the book analyzes how the interpretation of national sovereignty has evolved in this post-communist transition. It also investigates the prospects for civil-social engagement in a future without civil society, and discusses the pervasive effects of external assistance as well as the considerable challenges Croatia's economy faces. Above all, the book notes the need for changes in the mindset of entrepreneurs and society in general. Arguing for a more nuanced understanding of Croatia, and considering the "ownership" of initiatives as a key to their success, the book offers insights into the problems emerging at this juncture. |
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Page 34
... civic society ( bürgerliche Gesellschaft ) , or the newer concepts of a society of citi- zens ( Bürgergesellschaft ) and that of a polity in which dominance ( Herr- schaft ) is replaced by governance . This is because sometimes , for ...
... civic society ( bürgerliche Gesellschaft ) , or the newer concepts of a society of citi- zens ( Bürgergesellschaft ) and that of a polity in which dominance ( Herr- schaft ) is replaced by governance . This is because sometimes , for ...
Page 67
... civic society , which was primarily con- cerned with the economic reproduction of the ' system of needs ' , and which consummated its political function through periodic elections , public control of the government and various lobbying ...
... civic society , which was primarily con- cerned with the economic reproduction of the ' system of needs ' , and which consummated its political function through periodic elections , public control of the government and various lobbying ...
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... civic agents also gets more narrowly specified to fit the more concrete practical objectives and modes of action that have become the subject of focus . Finally , since there is no direct feedback , and as the achievement of success in ...
... civic agents also gets more narrowly specified to fit the more concrete practical objectives and modes of action that have become the subject of focus . Finally , since there is no direct feedback , and as the achievement of success in ...
Contents
Contents | 9 |
The Paradigm Shift in the Transitional Conception | 17 |
Sovereignty in the context of Yugoslavia | 26 |
Copyright | |
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