historical legacies and contemporary political attitudes Pop-Eleches, Grigore creator Tucker, Joshua A. (Joshua Aaron) 1971- text bibliography nju 2017 monographic eng

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xiii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. It has long been assumed that the historical legacy of Soviet Communism would have an important effect on post-communist states. However, prior research has focused primarily on the institutional legacy of communism. "Communism's Shadow" instead turns the focus to the individuals who inhabit post-communist countries, presenting a rigorous assessment of the legacy of communism on political attitudes. Post-communist citizens hold political, economic, and social opinions that consistently differ from individuals in other countries. Grigore Pop-Eleches and Joshua Tucker introduce two distinct frameworks to explain these differences, the first of which focuses on the effects of living in a post-communist country, and the second on living through communism. Drawing on large-scale research encompassing post-communist states and other countries around the globe, the authors demonstrate that living through communism has a clear, consistent influence on why citizens in post-communist countries are, on average, less supportive of democracy and markets and more supportive of state-provided social welfare. The longer citizens have lived through communism, especially as adults, the greater their support for beliefs associated with communist ideology--the one exception being opinions regarding gender equality. Communism's shadow -- Living through communism -- Methods and data -- Democracy -- Markets -- Social welfare -- Gender equality -- Temporal resilience and change -- Legacies and communism. Grigore Pop-Eleches and Joshua A. Tucker. Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-331) and index. ee----- Post-communism Europe, Eastern Postcomunismo Europa del este JN 96 P825c 2017 9780691175591 (pbk) 0691175594 (pbk) BTCTA 170403 20230410121124.0 spa