Privilege in the Soviet Union (Routledge Revivals)
Privilege in the Soviet Union (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Mervyn Matthews

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1136716033

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First published in 1978, this unique work throws much-needed light upon the exact nature of privilege and elite life-styles in the contemporary Soviet Union, under the Communist regime. Dr Matthews' study places these life-styles in a historical perspective, and characterises, in sociological terms, the people who enjoyed them. This study is based on an extensive programme of personal interviews among emigré groups and a close analysis of original and little-known legal historical sources. There are special sections on the nature of change in the Soviet elite and on social mobility. This reissue will attract interest amongst students and scholars concerned with the history, politics and sociology of the Soviet Union; it will also be of value to all those concerned with the age-old problem of social equality.

Resistance to Change in the Soviet Economic System (Routledge Revivals)
Resistance to Change in the Soviet Economic System (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Jan Winiecki

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-19

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1317831527

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First published in 1991, this book uses a property rights perspective to analyse why there is such widespread resistance to change in the Soviet Economic System. Many within the ruling stratum benefit considerably from their positions, particularly in terms of access to goods and services. In an original conclusion Jan Winiecki argues that a cost-effective way of removing the resistance of the parasitic ruling stratum would be a system of compensatory payments.

Communism and Development (Routledge Revivals)
Communism and Development (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Robert Bideleux

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-27

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1317703065

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First published in 1985, this book provides a comprehensive reappraisal of the diverse Communist development strategies that shaped the twentieth century. Robert Bideleux emphasises the appalling human and economic costs of the most widely adopted ‘Stalinist’ strategies of forced industrialisation and rural collectivisation. He also reconsiders the powerful arguments in favour of the most feasible and cost-effective alternatives to Stalinism, including ‘village communisms’ and ‘market socialisms’. A highly readable and challenging study, this reissue will be of particular value to students with research interests in Development Studies, East European History and Politics.

Food Fights (Routledge Revivals)
Food Fights (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Renée Marlin-Bennett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-09-10

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1135275327

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First published in 1993, this title explores the underlying ideologies and decision-making procedures that codify the rules of the post-World War II liberal, now defunct Soviet socialist, mercantilist and South preferential trade regimes. Food Fights presents a rich case study and rigorous data analysis of organised agrictultural trade that uncovers similarities between these diverse economic systems and identifies the principle trends governing the new global economy.

The Future of the Soviet Economic Planning System (Routledge Revivals)
The Future of the Soviet Economic Planning System (Routledge Revivals)

Author: David A. Dyker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-27

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1135018618

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On its publication in 1985, this book offered a fresh analysis of the problems faced by the Soviet economy by focussing on the key issues in the economic planning system. David Dyker considers the available options for reform during the 1980s and the most likely developments. Discussing the origins of the Soviet economic planning system and the theories which founded it, previous attempts to reform the organisational structure and the particular problem of agriculture, Dyker presents a picture of an increasingly bleak future for the Soviet economy. This is a comprehensive title written by a renowned expert on the Soviet economy, which will be of particular value to students and academics researching the political and economic development and history of the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union under Gorbachev (Routledge Revivals)
The Soviet Union under Gorbachev (Routledge Revivals)

Author: David A. Dyker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 113501891X

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Gorbachev’s accession to General Secretary promised great changes to the Soviet Union and its relationship with the rest of the world. This book, first published in 1987, discusses the problems faced by Gorbachev when he entered office and how he planned to tackle them. Gorbachev was a figure of genuine debate in the mid-1980s, raising doubts from Western specialists regarding his radicalism and ability to reform the Soviet economic system in particular. Here, Dyker and his colleagues assess the changes Gorbachev had already made to consolidate his power base, alongside those that he was proposing to make to agriculture, industry and foreign relations at the time of publication. The book speculates about how Gorbachev might implement his proposed political and economic reforms, what opposition he might encounter and how successful he would be. A fascinating insight into Soviet economic and political policy in the years leading up to the Union’s collapse, this work will be of particular importance to students and academics researching the personality of Gorbachev and the political and economic history of the Soviet Union.

Socialism, Economics and Development (Routledge Revivals)
Socialism, Economics and Development (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Alec Nove

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1136582665

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First published in 1986, this text brings together a selection of papers written by the great Alec Nove on development economics, Marxist economies, the Soviet economy, and law and politics in the Soviet Union. Reflecting the varied and diverse interests of its distinguished author, the topics range from Soviet constitutional law, to Trotsky’s view of collectivization; from a critique of conventional micro-economics, to the economic disaster of the Allende regime in Chile. The author’s long-standing immersion in the past and present of the Soviet Union helps to provide the unique insights into the workings of Socialist economies characteristic of Professor Nove’s previous work. This volume should be essential reading for anyone interested in development economics, socialist economies, or the problems facing contemporary Soviet economic reformers.

Superpower Intervention in the Middle East (Routledge Revivals)
Superpower Intervention in the Middle East (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Peter Mangold

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-14

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1135046832

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Strategically placed on the global chess board, as well as controlling vast oil resources, the Middle East was one of the main theatres of Cold War. In the 1950s the Soviet Union had taken advantage of Arab Nationalists’ disillusion with British and French Imperialism, along with the emerging Arab-Israeli conflict, to establish relations with Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The United States responded by moving in to shore up the Western position. Confrontation was inevitable. Superpower Intervention in the Middle East was written in 1978, when this confrontation was at its height. The book’s main theme focuses on how the superpowers became competitively involved in local Middle East conflicts over which they could exercise only limited control, and the risks of nuclear confrontation of the kind which occurred at the end of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. The threat to Western oil supplies is also examined. This is a fascinating work, of great relevance to scholars and students of Middle Eastern history and political diplomacy, as well as those with an interest in the relationship between the Western superpowers and this volatile region.