Communist Regimes in Comparative Perspective: The Evolution of the Soviet, Chinese and Yugoslav Systems - Softcover

Ferdinand, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0710801807 ISBN 13: 9780710801807

Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 1991

Synopsis

"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. While taking account of the importance of specific national conditions, Peter Ferdinand also 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 paths 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 by referring to a 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 and the problems of centre-periphery relations and ethnic integration. In concluding its analysis, the book compares recent popular pressures for change with the official responses of "restructuring".

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This book is a welcome addition to the literature on communist issues of the twentieth century...very well suited for use in upper division college level courses...the book is well worth recommending... History: Reviews Of New Books This book is a welcome addition to the literature on communist issues of the twentieth century...very well suited for use in upper division college level courses...the book is well worth recommending... History: Reviews Of New Books

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice-Hall
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0710801807
• ISBN 13: 9780710801807
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324