In 1995, the second edition of this reference was named Directory of the Year by the Directory Publishers Association. As part of Europa's "Regional Surveys of the World" series, this fourth edition contains political, economic and social information useful for the understanding of this rapidly changing part of the world. Part One concentrates on the background to this region. There is a series of introductory essays, as follows: "A political Perspective on Eastern Europe", by Jonathan Eyal; "Economies of Eastern Europe", by Alan Smith; "Economies of the Former USSR", by Philip Hanson; "Economic Transition and the Environment", by William Moomaw; "Religion in the Region", by Michael Bourdeaux; "The Former Yugoslavia after Dayton", by Spyros Economides; "The Politics of Energy in the Caspian Region", by David Lewis; and "The Russian Rouble Crisis of 1998", by Philip Hanson. Part Two provides extensive information on each of the 27 countries which make up the region. Each chapter includes: geographical background and map; chronology; history; economy; and a statistical survey.
Part Three offers political profiles of the region, with an extensive "Who's who" and profiles of over 260 political players.
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In 1995, the second edition of this reference was named Directory of the Year by the Directory Publishers Association. As part of Europa's "Regional Surveys of the World" series, this edition contains political, economic and social information useful for the understanding of this rapidly changing part of the world. Introductory essays by specialists examine topics which affect the region as a whole. Contributions include: "Political perspectives" by Jonathan Eyal; "Environment" by William Moomaw; and "Economy" by Alan Smith and Philip Hanson. Individual chapters cover the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia.
Each chapter includes a chronology and essays on recent history and economy, statististical surveys, directory sections with material on the constitution of each country, government, defence and military, political organizations, foreign embassies, judicial systems, religion, the environment, the media, finance, social welfare systems, trade and industry, and transport and tourism. There is coverage on each of the 89 federal units which make up the former USSR. The book also includes a who's who of more than 200 principal political personalities of the region.
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