{"product_id":"international-political-economy-of-transition-1","title":"International Political Economy of Transition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2013 BISA IPEG Book Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, this book explores how Eastern Europe’s post-communist transition can only be understood as part of a broader interrogation of neoliberal hegemony in the global political economy, and provides a detailed historical account of the emergence of neoliberalism in Eastern Central Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopting an innovative Gramscian approach to post-communist transition, this book charts the rise to hegemony of neoliberal social forces. Using transition in Poland as a starting point, the author traces how particular social forces most intimately associated with transnational capital successful in the struggle over competing reform strategies. Transition is broken down into three stages; the \"first wave\" illustrates how the rise of particular social forces shaped by global change gave rise to a neoliberal strategy of capitalism from the 1970s. It goes on to show how the political economy of Europeanization, associated with EU enlargement instilled a \"second wave\" of neoliberalisation. Finally, exploring recent populist and left wing alternatives in the context of the current financial crisis, the book outlines how counter-hegemonic struggle might oppose a \"third wave\" neoliberalisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe International Political Economy of Transition\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest to students and scholars of international political economy, post-communist studies and European politics\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246215614808,"sku":"9781138811829","price":67.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138811829.jpg?v=1769850941","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/international-political-economy-of-transition-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}