This book suggests that the distinction between the modes of change—revolution, evolution, and reform—and the levels of content analysis is a helpful conceptual tool for the comparative study of the political transition to democracy in Poland.
1. Political Culture and Institution-Building: Democratic Evolution at Work 2. The Decline of Power and Its Effects on Democratization: The Case of the Polish United Workers Party 3. Democratization of the Economy as a Precondition for the Emergence of a Democratic Society in Poland