Liberalism after Communism is devoted to the recent developments in Central European (and, especially, Polish) political thought and concentrates on the emergence of liberal ideas, a subject largely neglected by Western observers. As well as being a valuable addition to Central European studies, this book contributes to the current general debate about the nature and prospects of liberalism.

Liberalism After Communism: The Implications of the 1993 Elections to the Federal Assembly (Central European University Press Book)

Politics & Social Sciences

Szacki, Jerzy

Politics & Government

Central European University Press

This work is the first comprehensive presentation of liberal thought in Central Europe, especially in Poland, before and after 1989. The book contains a critical analysis of the proto-liberal anti-communist democratic opposition, in particular its ideas of the autonomy of the individual and civil society, and a description of economic liberalism as an alternative liberal orientation. The author's main theme, however, is the dilemma of liberalism in a post-communist society in which it is faced with historically unprecedented challenges. In countries which have no liberal tradition or the social or economic conditions which encouraged the emergence of liberalism in the past, the classic tenets of liberalism are undergoing essential modifications. Liberalism inescapably is becoming "constructivist" and serves primarily as the justification for a remarkable kind of social engineering whose objective is the rapid building of capitalism. This book is both an important contribution to our knowledge of the post-communist world and a voice in thh discussion on the nature and future of liberalism.

Liberalism After Communism (Central European University Press Book)

Kisiel, Chester A.

Oxford University Press

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