Politics and Change in East Germany: An Evaluation of Socialist Democracy

ISBN-13: 9780367299064 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 220 str.

C. Bradley Scharf

Opis

This text shows how the German Democratic Republic (GDR) is subject to the same developmental forces that appear in any urban-industrial society.

Spis treści

Preface -- Past and Future in the GDR -- Directed Democracy: The People and Government -- Directed Democracy: The Party Role -- Economic Policy -- Social Policy -- Integrative Processes -- Social and Political Differentiation -- National Security and Foreign Relations -- Conclusion

O autorze

C. Bradley Scharf is an associate professor of political science at Seattle University, where his particular interests are Eastern European politics and comparative social policy. From 1978 to 1983 Dr. Scharf was East-Central Europe’s managing editor for GDR material.