Bulgaria In Transition : Politics, Economics, Society, And Culture After Communism

Since the forced resignation of Todor Zhivkov in November of 1989, Bulgaria's transition to democracy has been marked by good beginnings ending in frustration or disappointment. It has avoided the violent ethnic confrontations that have characterized much of the "post-Communist" Balkans, but has also seen the development of an influential criminal Cover Half Title Series Page Title Copyright Dedication Contents Tables and Figures Preface Introduction PART ONE Politics and Law 1 A Democracy Born in Pain 2 Popular Attitudes toward Politics 3 The Constitution and the Rule of Law PART TWO The Economy and the Environment 4 Bulgarian Economic Policy and Performance, 1991-97 5 Social Dimensions of Economic Change: Is the Private Market a Solution to Bulgaria's Economic Problems? 6 Political Change and Environmental Policy PART THREE Ethnic and Religious Issues 7 Bulgaria's Muslim Minorities 8 The "llindentsi" - Does Bulgaria Have a Macedonian Minority? 9 The Schism in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church,1992-1997 PART FOUR Culture 10 The New Bulgarian Literature: Deconstructing the Pyramid 11 Canaries and Birds of Prey: the New Season of Bulgarian Cinema PART FIVE Foreign Relations 12 Bulgaria in the Balkans 13 Bulgaria's Search for Security Appendix About the Editor About the Contributors Index In Bulgaria in Transition, specialists from the United States, Western Europe, and Bulgaria examine the contours of the political, economic, social, and cultural developments facing the country since 1989.