Economic Reforms in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Ed. Hubert Gabrisch. Preface Gerhard Fink. Boulder, Colo.; San Francisco; and London: Westview, 1989. viii, 214 pp. Tables. $25.00, paper. - The Soviet Economy on the Brink of Reform: Essays in Honor of Alec Nove. Ed. Peter Wiles. Boston, London, Sydney, and Wellington: Unwin Hyman, 1988. xi, 256 pp. Figures. Tables. $49.95, cloth.

Slavic Review ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 190-192
Author(s):  
Martin C. Spechler
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
Soviet Economy ◽  
The Soviet Union

The Evolution of Centripetal Fraternalism: The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

1985 ◽  
Vol 481 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-103
Author(s):  
MARCIN SAR
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
Economic Independence ◽  
The West ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Soviet Union

The author comments on the dynamics of Moscow's effort to reconcile its pursuit of control over Eastern Europe with its interest in a viable Eastern Europe, one that is stable and capable of self-sustaining development. Although Moscow has always exercised control in military matters, it allowed some Eastern Europeans economic independence in the 1970s. Changing circumstances in the 1980s, however, have caused the Kremlin to rethink its relationships with its Eastern European “satallies”— half satellites, half allies. Moscow faces dilemmas in areas such as energy, agriculture, the Eastern European states' relations with the West, economic reforms occurring in Eastern Europe, and integration within COMECON. How Moscow resolves these dilemmas lies at the core of its future relationships with Eastern Europe. Other important factors include the lessons learned from Poland, East Germany's evolving relationship with the Federal Republic of Germany, and China's growing economic and political initiatives vis-à-vis Eastern Europe.

The Struggle to Save the Soviet Economy

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Miller
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
Soviet Economy ◽  
Great Success ◽  
Soviet Leader ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Soviet Government ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Ultimate Cause ◽  
The Difference

For half a century the Soviet economy was inefficient but stable. In the late 1980s, to the surprise of nearly everyone, it suddenly collapsed. Why did this happen? And what role did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's economic reforms play in the country's dissolution? In this groundbreaking study, Chris Miller shows that Gorbachev and his allies tried to learn from the great success story of transitions from socialism to capitalism, Deng Xiaoping's China. Why, then, were efforts to revitalize Soviet socialism so much less successful than in China? Making use of never-before-studied documents from the Soviet politburo and other archives, Miller argues that the difference between the Soviet Union and China--and the ultimate cause of the Soviet collapse--was not economics but politics. The Soviet government was divided by bitter conflict, and Gorbachev, the ostensible Soviet autocrat, was unable to outmaneuver the interest groups that were threatened by his economic reforms. Miller's analysis settles long-standing debates about the politics and economics of perestroika, transforming our understanding of the causes of the Soviet Union's rapid demise.

scholarly journals Economic Reforms in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union

1992 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-104
Author(s):  
Leonore S Taga
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
The Soviet Union

Howard R. Swearer and Richard P. Longaker, eds., Contemporary Communism: Theory and Practice. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1963. Pages ix, 405. $5.25, cloth; $3.95, paper. "Wadsworth Continuing Education Series." - Howard D. Mehlinger, ed., Communism in Theory and Practice: A Book of Readings for High School Students. San Francisco: Chandler Publishing Co., 1964. Pages xiii, 274. $4.00, cloth; $2.76, paper. - The Soviet Union. By the editors of Scholastic Book Services. New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1962. Pages 156. 65 cents, paper. "Scholastic World Affairs Multi-Text," No. 2. - Irwin Isenberg, The Soviet Satellites of Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the Geography, History, Peoples, and Problems of the Soviet-Dominated Nations of Eastern Europe. New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1963. Pages 160. 65 cents, paper. "Scholastic World Affairs Multi-Text," No. 3. - Olivia Coolidge, Makers of the Red Revolution. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1963. Pages xi, 240. $3.75. - Lester DeKoster, Vocabulary of Communism: Definitions of Key Terms, Summaries of Central Ideas, Short Biographies of Leading Figures, Descriptions of Significant Things and Events. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1964. Pages 224. $3.50.

Slavic Review ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-163
Author(s):  
John M. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Grand Rapids ◽  
Key Terms
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