Divide and Pacify

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The book explores the peaceful transitions from communism to market democracy in Central and Eastern Europe during the 1990s, despite rising poverty and unemployment. It argues that governments in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic successfully averted widespread strikes and protests by strategically implementing welfare state programs like pensions and unemployment benefits. This analysis offers a new perspective on the political stability achieved during a time of significant social and economic upheaval.