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

ISBN-13: 9780415701471 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 400 str.

David M. Kotz; Fred Weir

Opis

Shows how continuing misguided policies have entrenched a group of super-rich oligarchs, in alliance with an all-powerful presidency, while further undermining Russia's economic potential. This book covers topics that include the origins of the oligarchs,

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Part 1: The Soviet System  2. Socialism and the Soviet System  3. Growth, Stagnation, and the Origins of Perestroika  Part 2: Perestroika and the Demise of the Soviet System  4. Glasnost and the Intelligentsia  5. Economic Reform  6. Democratization  7. The Party-state Elite and the Pro-capitalist Coalition  8. The Struggle for Power  Part 3: The Socioeconomic and Political Evolution of Post-Soviet Russia  9. The Neoliberal Transition Strategy  10. The Emergence of a Quasi-capitalist System in Russia  11. A New Authoritarian Political System  12. Lessons from the Demise of the Soviet System

O autorze

David Kotz, Fred Weir