Green Post-Communism?

In recent years the environmental situation of post-communist societies has been a topic of much debate. Green Post-Communism asks whether foreign aid can help such societies to steer their technological innovation systems in more environmentally sound directions. Mikael Sandberg examines the legacy of Soviet-type innovation systems, then looks at opportunities for greener innovations in post-communist Poland, considering: * institutional transformation and environmental investment incentives * the persistence and spread of the first environmental aid projects * the adoption of national environment policies and the role of aid in their implementation * evidence of changing innovation systems in Central and Eastern Europe Throughout the work, Sandberg develops an evolutionary approach to understanding innovation in political-economic systems, taking the work of Joseph Schumpeter and Karl Deutsch as points of departure. Drawing together unique interviews with the first Polish aid recipients and previously unpublished ministerial information, Green Post-Communism will be an important resource for economists, political scientists, environmentalists and aid institutions.