[PDF] Privilege In The Soviet Union Routledge Revivals eBook

Author : Mervyn Matthews
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,39 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 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.

Author : Mervyn Matthews
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 12,59 MB
Release : 2011-04-13
Category : Elite
ISBN : 0415669642

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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.

Author : Jan Winiecki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 16,48 MB
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 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.

Author : David Christian
Publisher : Financial Times/Prentice Hall
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 10,85 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Russia
ISBN : 9780858961975

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Medieval & early modern times - Reforms - Industrialisation - Mensheviks; revolution - Civil war - Stalin.

Author : Robert Bideleux
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 21,91 MB
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 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.

Author : Renée Marlin-Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 13,20 MB
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 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.

Author : David A. Dyker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 30,39 MB
Release : 2013-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 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.