Baltic Transformed: Complexity Theory And European Security; Author: Clemens, Walter C., Jr.; Paperback

Author: Clemens, Walter C., Jr.
New International Relations of Europe (Paperback); Paperback; Photographs, Figures, Maps
272 pages
Published: May 2001
Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0847698599

Why isn't the Baltic region like the Balkans? Why have the Baltic republics not experienced ethnic cleansing, border wars, authoritarian rule, and social chaos? Instead, peace, democracy, and market economies have taken root since the fall of communism. Walter C. Clemens, Jr., here uses complexity theory, which analyzes the role of self-organization in complex adaptive systems, to explain the Baltic miracle. He argues that the theory is a vital tool for understanding the remarkable strides made by Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania since 1991 in coping with the transition to partnership with the new Europe.One of the first books to apply complexity theory to a major sphere of world politics, The Baltic Miracle will provoke constructive debate with its ambitious and well-grounded