Russia's Path from Gorbachev to Putin The Demise of the Soviet System and the New Russia

Name: Russia's Path from Gorbachev to Putin The Demise of the Soviet System and the New Russia
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ISBN: 9780415701471

ISBN-10: 0415701473

ISBN-13: 9780415701471

Edition: 2007

Authors: Fred Weir, David Kotz

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Over the past few years, many of the former Communist-rule countries of Central and Eastern Europe have taken a steady path toward becoming more or less normal capitalist countriesnbsp;- with Poland and Hungary cases in point. Russia, on the other hand, has experienced extreme difficulties in its attempted transition to capitalism and democracy. The pursuit of Western-endorsed policies of privatization, liberalization and fiscal austerity have brought Russia growing crime and corruption, a distorted economy and a trend toward authoritarian government. In their 1996 book for Routledgenbsp;- Revolution from Above nbsp;- David Kotz and Fred Weir shed light on the underlying reasons for…

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List price: $82.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/11/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English




Introduction



The Soviet System



Socialism and the Soviet System



Growth, Stagnation, and the Origins of Perestroika



Perestroika and the Demise of the Soviet System



Glasnost and the Intelligentsia



Economic Reform



Democratization



The PartyG1/4"State Elite and the Pro-Capitalist Coalition



The Struggle for Power



The Socioeconomic and Political Evolution of Post-Soviet Russia (old title: Aftermath of the Soviet Demise)



The Neoliberal Transition Strategy (old titl<$$$>