Openness and Foreign Policy Reform in Communist States

by Gerald Segal (Editor)

Overview

This book looks at the way in which foreign policy has changed in communist states. It considers especially the relationship between domestic reform and foreign policy reform at times when formerly closed societies are becoming more open to the outside world. It focuses on three European and three Asian states, analysing their different paths to reform and looking in depth at the question of why some communist regimes collapse and why those in Asia have proved more durable than those in Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134890224
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/28/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	258
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Gerald Segal, Judy Batt, Barry Buzan, Peter J.S. Duncan, David S. G. Goodman, Adrian Hyde-Price, Margot Light

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: DEFINING REFORM AS OPENNESS, BarryBuzan, GeraldSegal; Chapter 1 FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY, GeraldSegal; Chapter 2 DEFENCE AND SECURITY POLICY, GeraldSegal; Chapter 3 CULTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS POLICY, JudyBatt, Peter J.S.Duncan, David S.G.Goodman, AdrianHyde-Price, GeraldSegal, Michael C.Williams; Chapter 4 FOREIGN POLICY IDEOLOGY, JudyBatt, MargotLight, AdrianHyde-Price, GeraldSegal, BrantlyWomack; NOTES; Index;

Editorial Reviews

The result of a four-year project led by a team at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (UK), this study looks at why and how communist states reform their foreign policy as they open up to the outer world, looks at the different kinds of reforms implemented by European and Asian communists, and attempts to explain why some communist regimes collapsed and why, since the European revolutions of 1989-91, communist parties now rule virtually only in Asia. The analysis focuses on six countries: the Soviet Union, Hungary, the German Democratic Republic, China, Vietnam, and the People's Democratic Republic of Korea. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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