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The first detailed study of Estonian politics during the 1930s, this book examines the Estonian Veterans' League which won a majority in a referendum for its constitutional amendment creating a strong presidency. The Veterans appeared set to triumph in the 1934 elections, but were thwarted by the establishment of an authoritarian regime. By using formerly unobtainable archival records, this study fills a considerable gap in the literature on the Baltic states and should be appealing to those interested in fascism. ... Read more

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A valuable addition into an academic gap
As one of very few people in this world focusing on the political developments of Interwar (1918-1940) Estonia, the publishing of "The Radical Right in Interwar Estonia" is more than welcomed. This book by Andres Kasekamp fills an incredibly large gap in the academia of thisregion and the period.

The book lends an insight into a topic rarelycovered, though fully topical for historians of the Europe during theturbulent Interwar period. Kasekamp makes a strong contribution to thefield with comparitive studies of the Latvian and Finnish radical rightmovements of the period, creating a good balance for those less exposed tothe history of the Baltic states during the first era ofindependence.

The book is by far the most detailed work to be publishedin English about this topic. As a researcher in this field, I thought itwas about time someone tackled this topic in English. Even compared tostudies in Estonian, this book breaks new ground and contributes to thestudy of the phenomenon of right-wing politics of the time.

Even thosenot familiar with Estonia would find this valuable, as it is very useful ina comparitive context. Those teaching courses on Interwar politics orradical right-wing organisations would find this book perfect for thereading list.

With Estonia slowly rejoining Europe, its history has alsotaken on new interest. This book fills a large gap that had existed fordecades, and it is done at a top-class level. Only the relative exoticnature of the topic keeps it from being a 5-star book. However, for many ofus, it's worth 6 stars.

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This text presents a specific interest in analyzing the role of the elites as a key factor for democratic rule and policy changes. The analysis is based on data from structured interviews with around 300 elite persons in eight elite groups - namely parliament, bureaucracy, political parties/movements, state enterprises, private business, intellectuals, the judicial system and local government. In order to put the elites in perspective the author has also conducted opinion surveys asking some of the same questions among representative samples of the populations in the three countries. Comparing these three rather similar states gives possibilities for singling out conditions for specific national developments in elite structure and policies. ... Read more

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Chapters: Estonian Government in Exile, National Library of Estonia, Estonian Id Card, Riigikogu, Estonian Minister of Education and Research, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonian Minister of Defence, Estonian Passport, Andrus Ansip's Cabinet, Estonian Ministry of Justice, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs in Exile, Estonian Minister of Internal Affairs. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 58. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Estonian Government in Exile refers to the formally declared governmental authority of the Republic of Estonia in exile, existing from 1953 until the reestablishment of Estonian sovereignty over Estonian territory in 1992. It traced its legitimacy through constitutional succession to the last Estonian government in power prior to the Soviet invasion of 1940. The USSR illegally annexed Estonia in June, 1940. Soviet authorities arrested President Konstantin Päts and deported him to the USSR where he died in prison in 1956. Many members of the current and past governments were deported or executed, including 8 former heads of state and 38 ministers. Those that survived went underground. Jüri Uluots was the last constitutional prime minister at the time of Soviet occupation. With the loss of Päts, Uluots, as the head of the Estonian government in accordance with Section 46 the Estonian Constitution (Riigi Teataja 03.09.1937 No. 71 Art 590), which specified that in the case that the President vacated the office or was otherwise unable to execute his duties, those duties were to be assumed by the Prime Minister, who carries duties of the Prime Minister to the Acting Prime Minister, became acting head of State. Uluots attempted to appoint a new Estonian government in July 1941, at the beginning of the German occupation, but...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11604118 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Government Finance Review, published by Government Finance Officers Association on August 1, 1996. The length of the article is 1492 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Public Administration Program in Estonia (PAPE) aims to strengthen local governments and help them become more independent. PAPE is being funded by the United States Agency for International Development. It further aims to improve the capability of existing Estonian organizations to disseminate technical assistance from pilot local governments to 255 local governments. PAPE has successfully planted and developed the concept of citizen responsibilities in the minds of local government officials and many Estonian citizens.

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Title: Public administration program in Estonia.
Author: Charles D. Francis
Publication: Government Finance Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 1996
Publisher: Government Finance Officers Association
Volume: v12Issue: n4Page: p50(2)

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The challenges facing local government and audit,control and supervision systems (ACSS) in the 21stcentury are complex and rapidly changing. This bookdiscusses why the present paradigm of the treatmentof the ACSS of local government cannot be a reliablemeans of contemporary good governance anymore. Thisbook also presents and discusses a principally newtheoretical approach to the audit, control andsupervision model of the local government sector.Even though the author?s research is based on thecase of Estonia, known as a small constitutionaldemocratic liberal society with an open economy, itis not country-specific. The local government?ssituation does not depend only on the politicalorder, degree of democracy, liberalism or welfare ofa country. The flexible and multivalent approachpresented in this book gives a good possibility ofdesigning, implementing and maintaining a suitablesolution for the ACSS of a local government sectorin any society. This book is useful and interestingreading for politicians, researchers, students andpublic administrators all over the world. ... Read more

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Ultimate handbook on government and business contacts in the country. Government agencies, strategic, business contacts, international representations and more... ... Read more

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This work examines the construction of post-Soviet political space, geopolitical discourses and boundaries in Estonia.

Making use of innovative methodological solutions such as Q-methodology, its analysis includes in-depth interviews that elucidate a variety of issues through human experience and subjective perception, such as Estonian-Russian border disputes of the 1990s, inter-ethnic issues and national integration and security.
As Estonia is one of the frontline EU accession countries and is queuing for membership of NATO, the book raises broad questions of post-Soviet geopolitics in the Baltic region and across Europe. Indeed, Pami Aalto argues that small states such as Estonia should be understood as active participants in post-Soviet and European geopolitics, and not simply pawns in a superpower environment.

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Chapters: Lennart Meri, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Rein Lang, Jaan Tõnisson, Siim Kallas, Jaak Aaviksoo, Otto Strandman, August Rei, Ants Piip, Mailis Reps, Friedrich Akel, Aleksander Warma, Taavi Veskimägi, Kristiina Ojuland, Jaan Poska, Ado Birk, Urmas Paet, Andres Larka, Marju Lauristin, Avdy Andresson, Jaak Jõerüüt, Juhan Kukk, Julius Seljamaa, Karl Selter, Trivimi Velliste, Ivari Padar, Jaan Lattik, Paul-Eerik Rummo, Hanno Pevkur, Arnold Susi, Jürgen Ligi, Eiki Nestor, Edgar V. Saks, Siiri Oviir, Jüri Luik, Jüri Pihl, Maret Maripuu, Laine Jänes, Aleksander Hellat, Jaanus Tamkivi, Marko Pomerants, Jaak Aab, Lagle Parek, Hans Rebane, Helir-Valdor Seeder, Raul Mälk, Tiiu Aro, Kaarel Robert Pusta, Riivo Sinijärv, Toomas Vilosius, Urve Palo, Mihkel Pung, Margus Hanson, August Koern, Olev Olesk, Peeter Põld, Vallo Reimaa, Elmar Lipping, Jaan Manitski. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 163. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 2nd Helle Meri Lennart Georg Meri (Estonian pronunciation: ) (29 March 1929 14 March 2006) was a writer, film director and statesman who served as the second President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. Meri was a leader of the Estonian independence movement. Lennart Meri was born in Tallinn, a son of the Estonian diplomat and later Shakespeare translator Georg Meri, and Estonian Swedish mother Alice-Brigitta Engmann. With his family, Lennart left Estonia at an early age and studied abroad, in nine different schools and in four different languages. His warmest memories were from his school years in Lycée Janson de Sailly in Paris. In addition to his native Estonian, Lennart Meri fluently spoke five other languages: Finnish, French, German, English and Russian. However, the family was in Tallinn when Estonia was occupied by the armed forces of the Soviet Union in June 1940. Th...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=379531 ... Read more

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Public management and quality in the public sectorhave a number of unique conditions in comparisonwith the private sector. They presume basicpreconditions, common to socio-political andadministrative culture: legitimacy, the rule of lawand ethical behaviour based on common values andprinciples such as openness, accountability,participation, diversity, equity, social justice,solidarity, collaboration and partnerships. Publicpolicy is implemented in and by government agencies;this is the very place where the concept of goodgovernance gets promoted first. The case study describes how qualitative performanceevaluation is linked to dissemination of goodgovernance, comparing more generally Asia withEurope in its pursuit of achieving the MillenniumDevelopment Goals. Government agencies in the Republic of China andEstonia differ from historic viewpoint but share thepath of democratization, offering original researchfor comparative analysis. The study defines andcontextualizes good governance by using a CommonAssessment Framework (CAF) and evaluates itsapplication in administrative agencies in respectivesmall states. ... Read more