Development of a Sustainable Democracy in East Germany and Poland :: Political Politics

Development of a Sustainable Democracy in East Germany and PolandLinz and Stepan list and describe a set of five elements thatdetermine a consolidated commonwealth. Civil society, policy-ma consanguineousgsociety, rule of law, usable state of bureaucracy, and aninstitution of economic society tot every last(predicate)y interact in complex ways tobring about elective consolidation in countries. This paperfocuses and emphasizes the interactions between thedevelopment of a costless and lively civil society . . . and aninstitutionalized economic society . . . which mustiness bepresent, or be crafted, in order for a democracy to beconsolidated (Linz and Stepan pg. 17). Two puddleer communistcountries, East Germany and Poland, get out be analyzed andcritiqued about the prospects for sustainable democracy.Specifically, an analysis of the civil societies in thecountries and how they react to their current economicsituations will be used as a determinant for their chances ofsustain ing democracy. two East Germany and Poland areconsidered success stories. Both countries have undergone freeelections that have brought about new leaders in the country that haverepresented the citizens needs and wants, but the transition for thesecountries hasnt been easy. Many citizens in both of the former Sovietbloc countries receive that their votes arent changing the social andeconomic conditions, and are rejecting the system with this versedhelplessness. An increasing number of citizens in both countries are twist to right wing policies as a result of the new and disputesocial and economic order. Where before workers were guaranteed jobs,allowances, and other provisions from the state, now they display case thecutthroat competition that defines capitalism. The economic societiesin the countries have been approached from very various angles.Whereas East Germany was immediately incorporated into the strongeconomic and social conditions of westbound Germany, Poland was forced tohandle the transition alone. While in East Germany attention andinitiative collapsed and flowed West, Poland had no where to go, andthe capitalist West flowed into their economy in the form ofinvestments. The result has been very positive for Poland, which isnow one of the fastest outgrowth economies in Europe, but very negativefor East Germany which is dawdling in high unemployment and low foreigninvestment. In societies where the party aspired to control allaspects of life, including persecution for unauthorized association,social life was very weak. Martial law and risk of infection of persecution forunauthorized activities encouraged citizens in both countries torestrict their social ties to kin and very close friends. The resultof this phenomenon has had a profound effect on the quality of civil