Exploring the controversies and problems surrounding post-communist transitions, this volume brings together a group of political scientists, economists, historians and sociologists. Within a strong theoretical framework, it moves between general issues of transitology and specific analyses. Hungary, a state that has weathered political and economic transition more successfully than most, is used as the volume’s case study for illuminating both comparative and regional issues. The contributors include Andrew Arato, Anders Aslund, Keith Crane; Anna Seleny and Rudolf Tokes.