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Discusses issues concerning political corruption in Eastern Europe. Difference between grand theft and petty graft; Contribution of legacies of communism to political corruption; Advantage of Eastern Europe's transition to private ownership and a market system; Law enforcement's rejection of allegations about high levels of corruption.

Analyzes mass protest in the nonreformist part of Eastern Europe in 1989. Protest as an assurance game; General dynamics of the demonstration process; `Deassurance' and regime groups; Calculations of the individual protester in the early stages of the demonstration process and the failure of regime repression; Summary of East European mass protest process.