Albania 1990-2010: Promise and Fulfillment
Albania 1990-2010: Promise and Fulfillment

Summary/Abstract: The author, who was in Albania in 1990 during the first weeks of the movement that culminated in the overthrow of the communist regime, surveys and evaluates the accomplishments and shortcomings of the country’s post-communist transition within the context of the expressed aspirations of the leaders and participants in the events of December 1990. He concludes that the most significant achievements during the past two decades lay in the field of Albania’s foreign policy and the country’s economic transformation. As reflected in recent public opinion polls, Albanians express greatest disappointment with the pace of progress in the evolution of a responsible, competitive multiparty political system and the establishment of the rule of law in their homeland. The future course of Albania’s political transition will be heavily influenced by the response of its political leaders to these and related issues.

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