The Transition from Communism to Capitalism: Ruling Elites from Gorbachev to Yeltsin - Hardcover

Lane, David Stuart; Ross, Cameron

 
9780312216122: The Transition from Communism to Capitalism: Ruling Elites from Gorbachev to Yeltsin
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ISBN 10: 0312216122 ISBN 13: 9780312216122
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

Synopsis

Crucial to the understanding of breakdown and transition are analyses of changes within the internal relations of national elites. In this book, the authors define and detail the political elites under state socialism, showing how the elites under Gorbachev were profoundly fragmented. They further reveal how, with the maturation of state socialism, new class interests arose which were cultivated by, and in turn influenced, the Gorbachev leadership. The authors put forth the argument that these class interests are strongly represented in today’s political "settlement" in Russia. They consider various interpretations of what has led to Russia’s current condition, including the idea that "executive" capital is more important than political capital and has been reproduced in the transition from communism.

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About the Author

David Lane teaches at Emmanuel College in Cambridge, England.

Cameron Ross teaches at the University of Dundee.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0312216122
ISBN 13 
9780312216122
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
259

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