Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-350) and index.
Contents
Independence and the failure of Gamsakhurdia's rule -- Shevardnadze's constitutional founding and the rise of Zhvania's "Young Reformers" -- Gamkrelidze and the collapse of the CUG -- 2002 local government elections and Zhvania's political rebirth -- Parties prepare for the parliamentary elections while the NGO community and Rustavi 2 prepare for the revolution -- Failure of the united opposition and failure of the Baker formula -- The fall campaign -- The Rose Revolution -- Revolution's achievements -- Saakashvili's constitution and legal one-man rule -- The rule of law and the rule of men -- Elections and imbalanced governance -- Media freedom, or lack thereof -- Civil society, illusionary and real.
