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While Lithuania had undertaken substantial political & economic reform prior to independence, the greatly accelerated pace of privatization following the restoration of same resulted in the emergence of a business class at the local level controlling most of the economic wealth. Concurrent with the process, the state became increasingly less able to either subsidize local governments or assist those hurt most by the reforms. A case study of Siauliai, Lithuania, demonstrates that while the new local business class is over-represented in the city's government, other social elements are not without political voice. Indeed, there appears to be substantial evidence of an "urban regime" linking political office seekers & business interests in an interdependent relationship, permitting the former a significant degree of latitude in responding to the demands of pensioners & other citizen groups who make up the majority of their political base. 3 Tables, 21 References. Adapted from the source document.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One: Going Beyond Post-Communist Studies -- Post-Communist Studies and Democratic Consolidation -- Paradigms in Communist Studies -- Democratic Consolidation -- Democratic Consolidation's Research Agenda -- Looking Ahead -- Chapter Two: The Study of Post-Communist Politics -- Stateness -- Democracy and the Market -- Bringing the State In -- Strategic Choice and Post-Communist Studies -- Path Dependency and Post-Communist Studies -- Institutionalism and Post-Communist Studies