Author : John Fitzmaurice
Publisher : Westview Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813336282
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (362 download)
Book Synopsis Damming The Danube by : John Fitzmaurice
Download or read book Damming The Danube written by John Fitzmaurice and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1998-10-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conflict between Hungary and Slovakia over the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros dam system on the Danube is a potentially explosive threat to regional stability along this key economic artery between the North Sea and the Black Sea. Emblematic of the difficulties in establishing a post-communist regional order, this bitter battle between material economic values and post-materialist environmental and cultural values threatens to resurrect nationalist resentments buried by forty years of communism.Based on a wealth of primary research, this balanced book considers the broad political, economic, social, legal, and environmental implications of the dam project—not just for Hungary and Slovakia, but for Europe as a whole. Viewing the controversy from the contending perspectives of all the key players, the author explores the role of outside mediation efforts and the resulting implications for regional security and cooperation.