Communist Regimes in Comparative Perspective: The Evolution of the Soviet, Chinese & Yugoslav Systems: The Evolution of the Soviet, Chinese and Yugoslav Systems - Hardcover
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Communist Regimes in Comparative Perspective adopts a comparative, developmental approach in tracing the evolution of the Soviet, Chinese and Yugoslav regimes from their respective revolutions to the present day period of change.
Whilst taking account of the importance of specific national conditions, Peter Ferdinand identifies common phases in the development of the three systems: post-revolutionary national reconciliation; the 'socialist' transformation of the means of production; the growing divergence of national roads to socialism; and the current mounting pressures for reconstruction and democratization. Throughout, emphasis is placed on economic and social policies as well as political institutions and processes.
The book illustrates these phases with a wide range of topics, including: the origins of the regimes and the common factors in their revolutions; the roles of the ruling parties; the evolution of strategies and institutions for macro-economic management; the problems of centre-periphery relations and ethnic integration; and the various social schemes that have evolved. In conclusion, it compares the recent popular pressures for change and the official responses of 'restructuring'.
Communist Regimes in Comparative Perspective is essential reading for all students and researchers of comparative and communist politics.
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