This book traces the development of the political institutions, electoral systems, parties, civil society, economic and social policies and foreign affairs of the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania over the last quarter century.

Autorentext
Daunis Auers is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Latvia, Latvia.

Inhalt
List of Tables and Figures Preface Sources Introduction 1. A Brief Political History of the Baltic states 2. Elected and Unelected Institutions 3. Elections, Referendums and Parties 4. Civil Society, Corruption and Ethnic Relations 5. Economic, Social and Welfare Developments 6. Foreign and Security Policy Bibliography