Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (Regional surveys of the world) - Hardcover

1992, 1st E

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0946653771 ISBN 13: 9780946653775

Publisher: Europa Publications Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

This reference aid for all those with a business or professional interest in East European and CIS affairs accurately and impartially records the latest economic, political and cultural developments in Eastern Europe and the CIS. More than 30 specialists have contributed essays and authoritative analytical commentary to this comprehensive survey and directory. In the first part, specially-commissioned introductory essays offer an insight into the social, economic and political background of the area. The second part contains individual country chapters on Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia, including sections on the constituent republics within federal countries. Each chapter includes a geographical profile, chronology, essays on recent history and the economy, a statistical survey and full directory material with information on the constitution, government, defence and military, political organizations, foreign embassies, judicial systems, religion, the environment, culture, the media, finance, social welfare systems, trade and industry, transport, tourism and a select bibliography. The third part on the Commonwealth of Independent States comprises eleven essays covering aspects of political and economic affairs as well as the geographical, chronology, statistical and directory sections as with the other countries. In addition it includes shorter chapters on each of the Republics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Europa Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0946653771
• ISBN 13: 9780946653775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512