Next Steps in Croatia's Transition Process: Problems and PossibilitiesSrđan 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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... democratic forms of politics . The widest problematic back- ground to these discussions was constituted by what is today called the exist- ing deficit of democracy and the crisis of politics and the political in many liberal - democratic ...
... democratic forms of politics . The widest problematic back- ground to these discussions was constituted by what is today called the exist- ing deficit of democracy and the crisis of politics and the political in many liberal - democratic ...
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... democratic system is set up , because then , the state becomes a part of civil society , since it is a limited state , functioning under the rule of law . In the opposite case , the institutions of civil society ( markets , associations ...
... democratic system is set up , because then , the state becomes a part of civil society , since it is a limited state , functioning under the rule of law . In the opposite case , the institutions of civil society ( markets , associations ...
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... democratic capitalism in Western countries , it was tacitly assumed that the aim of such a transition was already known in all of its substantial terms . So , if it is merely a question of transi- tion , that is , a crossing from a ...
... democratic capitalism in Western countries , it was tacitly assumed that the aim of such a transition was already known in all of its substantial terms . So , if it is merely a question of transi- tion , that is , a crossing from a ...
Contents
Contents | 9 |
The Paradigm Shift in the Transitional Conception | 17 |
Sovereignty in the context of Yugoslavia | 26 |
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