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View that the Hungarian and Polish regimes were able to develop in a more reformist direction than the two other governments.

This article discusses Polish attitudes toward gender in the early- to mid-1990s. It shows that during this period, Poles on the average had 'Christian democratic values,' although there were no Christian democratic parties in parliament during this period. The majority of Poles supported some type of 'social market economy,' while maintaining traditional views toward gender roles & moral issues. Polish women on the average, though, were clearly more in favor of gender equality than their male counterparts. Age & years of education were also important factors in determining attitudes toward gender roles, while the Church was not as influential as expected. Further, the gender gap was largest among those with a middle level education & smallest among those with a low level of education.

Examines the limitations of two rational choice models in explaining the Velvet Revolution in the former Czechoslovakia, based in part on 1992/93 interviews with former student leaders & civic forum activists. Two important conclusions are reached: (1) In nonviolent revolutions such as that in Czechoslovakia, the main collective action problem for political entrepreneurs is communication, rather than collective incentives. (2) Rationalist models need to take into account the time factor, because the utility of participating in a revolution can vary over time.