Table of Contents:
  • Left parties and policies in Eastern Europe after communism : an introduction / Dietrich Rueschemeyer
  • Social policy in postcommunist Europe : legacies and transition / Dena Ringold
  • The return of the left and its impact on the welfare state in Russia, Poland, and Hungary / Linda J. Cook and Mitchell Orenstein
  • The return of left-oriented parties in Eastern Germany and the Czech Republic and their social policies / Marilyn Rueschemeyer and Sharon L. Wolchik
  • Transitional politics or public choice? Evaluating stalled pension reforms in Poland / Michael J.G. Cain and Aleksander Surdej
  • The role of the Hungarian nonprofit sector in postcommunist social policy / Robert M. Jenkins
  • The political economy of social policy reform in Russia : ideas, institutions, and interests / Michael McFaul
  • Conclusions / Linda J. Cook, Mitchell A. Orenstein, and Marilyn Rueschemeyer.