From Reform to Revolution

The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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The demise of communism in the former Soviet Union and the massive political and economic changes in China are the stunning transformations of our century. Two central questions are emerging: Why did different communist systems experience different patterns of transition? Why did partial reforms in the Soviet Union and China turn into revolutions?

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Utgivningsdatum:1998-01-08
Mått:156 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:336 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Harvard University Press
ISBN:9780674325647

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Minxin Pei is the author of several books on Chinese politics, including China’s Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay and China’s Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy. He is the Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College.

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This is an immensely exciting, sustained analytical effort ...this book is quite likely to become a classic in its field.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Regime Transition in Communist States Explaining the Tocqueville Paradox China's Capitalist Revolution The Private Sector under Perestroika The Self-Liberalization of China's Mass Media The Liberal Takeover of the Soviet Mass Media under Glasnost Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgments Index