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EVIDENCE LOG #11
Chapter 10 – Post-Communist Countries
If the country you have chosen to study this term is NOT currently a communist or post-communist country, you will need to choose ANY other country in the world that fits the criteria for these types of countries.
Please complete the Evidence Log below.
The definition/explanation column should include properly cited references to the textbook. The application column should include information about your chosen country and include properly cited references to independently researched sources. Please also include a works cited notation at the bottom of the page, listing the textbook and all other sources you consult.
CONCEPT
DEFINITIONS/EXPLANATIONS
Find supporting evidence in the TEXTBOOK to answer the question/define the terms.
Please include direct quotations from the textbook in each box along with your own analysis or explanation of what the term means.
NO outside sources may be used in this column.
Points will be taken off if the textbook is not used and/or if other sources are used.
APPLICATION
Apply the concept/term you defined in the previous column to the country you chose to focus on this term.
Please include direct quotations in each box, along with source citations for the sources used. This column requires independent research!
You MUST use outside sources in this column. Points will be taken off if there is no evidence of independent research.
Feel free to use the Sources and References page provided in Canvas.
POLITICAL TRANSITIONS
What political challenges do countries transitioning from Communism to a Post-Communist regime commonly face?
Evaluate the political transition of the Communist/Post-Communist country you chose to use for this assignment.
(Please use the Freedom House data in your evaluation).
ECONOMIC TRANSITIONS
What economic challenges do countries transitioning from Communism to a Post-Communist regime commonly face?
Evaluate the country’s economic transition, using GDP/capita and Corruption, as in Table 9.4.
(Please use World Bank GDP data and Transparency International Corruption rankings.
Note: the Corruption Index was created in 1993, and therefore data isn’t available for the Communist era of these states.)
SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS
What social challenges do countries transitioning from Communism to a Post-Communist regime commonly face?
Evaluate the country’s social transition, using either the Global Gender Gap Index (data on page 9) OR the LGBT Global Acceptance Index (data begins on page 30.
