ABSTRACT

Perestroika was acclaimed in the west but brought empty shelves in the east. Why Perestroika Failed argues that this was inevitable because it was not based on a sound understanding of market and political processes. Even if the perestroika programme had been carried out to the full it would have failed to bring about the structural changes necessa

chapter 1|11 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|34 pages

THE ROAD TO NOWHERE

chapter 3|11 pages

THE THEORETICAL PROBLEMS OF SOCIALISM

chapter 4|16 pages

THE NATURE OF THE SOVIET-TYPE SYSTEM

chapter 6|18 pages

CREDIBILITY IN SOVIET REFORMS

chapter 7|26 pages

CHARTING A NEW COURSE

chapter 8|15 pages

CONCLUSION