Communist Political Systems
An Introduction
3rd Edition
Published on 23. July 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
372 pages
978-0-333-53548-6 (ISBN)
Description
The third edition of this book is a very different one from its predecessors. It has a new title, designed to draw attention to the changing nature of the political systems under scrutiny. There is a new set of authors and the contents are very different from those of the two preceding editions. A new chapter on the leadership is one such change, but all the other chapters have been substantially rewritten. The bibliographies and other parts of the book have been thoroughly revised.
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
tables, figures, map, glossary, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
471 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-53548-6 (9780333535486)
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Content
Part 1 The comparative study of communist and postcommunist states: the development of the communist state system; the communist world - from the 1980s to the 1990s; models of communist politics. Part 2 Histories, societies and political cultures: the USSR - the heritage of autocracy; Eastern Europe - political traditions old and new; the political culture of China. Part 3 Structures of government: the USSR - constitution, legislature and government; structures of government in Eastern Europe; China - constitution, participants and bureaucrats. Part 4 The party systems: the structure and role of the CPSU; political parties in Eastern Europe; the communist party of China - role and organization. Part 5 The leaderships: the Soviet leadership - Politburo and Secretariat; leaders in Eastern Europe; the leadership in China. Part 6 The policy process: the USSR - the politics of the command economy; the policy process in Eastern Europe - nationalities in Yugoslavia; the economy and the policy process in China. Part 7 Democracy and citizenship politics: the USSR - democracy, law and civil liberties; the emergence of citizen politics in Eastern Europe; socialist legality, dissent and human rights in China. Part 8 Communist and postcommunist states in comparative perspective: communist and non-communist states - levels of political democracy; communist and non-communist states - comparative economic performance; communist and non-communist states - comparative social welfare.