Developments in Soviet Politics

by Stephen White (Editor), Alex Pravda (Editor), Zvi Gitelman (Editor)

Overview

Written by a team of leading scholars, this book meets the need for an up-to-date account on the political system and policy progress which is amerging and an analysis of the future prospects of the "Gorbachev revolution".

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333527436
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/06/1990
Edition description:	1990
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Hometown:

Colorado

Date of Birth:

August 20, 1951

Place of Birth:

Long Island, New York

Education:

B.A., UC Berkeley, 1972; M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1975; Ph.D., 1979

Website:

http://www.authorstephenwhite.com

Table of Contents

A new Soviet politics?, S. White; redefining Soviet Socialism, A.B.Evans; the leadership, P.Willerton; the party, R.J.Hill; the Soviet state system, J.Hahn; agencies of control, W.Butler; the Soviet multinational state, Z.Gitelman; patterns of political participation, N.Lampert; economic management and reform, P.Rutland; social policies and issues, M.Buckley; the politics of foreign and security policy, A.Pravda; perfecting the socialist political system, Y.Ambertsumov; the social basis of Perestroika, D.Mandel; Gorbachev's revolution and communist politics, K.Jowitt.

Editorial Reviews

A collection of articles (intended as a text) focusing on the Gorbachev period, with particular attention given to the emerging political system and policy process. Contains a wide-ranging guide to further readings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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