Next Steps in Croatia's Transition Process: Problems and PossibilitiesIn 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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The fact is that the outcome is too often , if not cosmetic , then just normative : not only is implementation missing in almost all fields , but the question of the inner social agents of the reforms remains entirely overlooked .
The fact is that the outcome is too often , if not cosmetic , then just normative : not only is implementation missing in almost all fields , but the question of the inner social agents of the reforms remains entirely overlooked .
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On top of this is the problem that the fundamental ( nationalist ) conception of the polity , which was at work when the constitutions and laws were made and the apparatus of government was formed , remains in essence hostile toward the ...
On top of this is the problem that the fundamental ( nationalist ) conception of the polity , which was at work when the constitutions and laws were made and the apparatus of government was formed , remains in essence hostile toward the ...
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... responsibility that essentially defines civil society - a self - imposed responsibility to initiate and , within limits , carry out a process of social change – remains in the shadow of all those shifted ways of setting goals .
... responsibility that essentially defines civil society - a self - imposed responsibility to initiate and , within limits , carry out a process of social change – remains in the shadow of all those shifted ways of setting goals .
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Contents
Contents | 7 |
The Paradigm Shift in the Transitional Conception | 19 |
Contemporary Controversies about Civil Society | 33 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Next Steps in Croatia's Transition Process: Problems and Possibilities Volume 184 of Democracy, security, peace Volume 184 of Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden |
| Editors | Srđan Dvornik, Christophe Solioz |
| Publisher | Nomos, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 3832927190, 9783832927196 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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