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Peer reviewedPrzeworski, Adam – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1991
Discusses the fall of communism in eastern Europe. Applies Latin America models to eastern Europe. Suggests that revolutions are shaped by the systems against which they are directed. Concludes that the problems of eastern Europe are not caused by the system so much as by geography. Argues that poor capitalism may lie in the future for eastern…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Communism, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Download full textLevy, Daniel C. – Program for Research on Private Higher Education, 2004
Spectacular contemporary growth in private higher education challenges the "new institutionalism" and its emphasis on "isomorphism." The growth brings great inter-organizational distinctiveness and is linked to technically rational competition. Findings about this growth and distinctiveness lead us to re-assess and revise…
Descriptors: Private Education, Higher Education, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries
Kozakiewicz, Mikolaj – Prospects, 1992
Discusses general problems of educational pluralism in the nations of central and eastern Europe. Asserts that, contrary to many western Europeans, the nations of central and eastern Europe are very different from one another in politics, economics, and education. Reviews developments in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. (CFR)
Descriptors: Communism, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Economic Change
