Poland, a Crisis for Socialism
Author | : Martin R. Myant |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Martin R. Myant |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christiane Lemke |
Publisher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780822311973 |
The revolutions in Eastern Europe and the recasting of socialism in Western Europe since 1989 have given rise to intense debate over the origins, character, and implications of the "crisis" of socialism. Is socialism in ideological, electoral, or organizational decline? Is the decline inevitable or can socialism be revitalized? This volume draws together historians and political scientists of Eastern and Western European politics to address these questions. The collection begins with an historical overview of socialism in Western Europe and moves toward the suggestion of a framework for a post-socialist discourse. Among the topics covered are: the birth and death of communism and a regime type in Eastern Europe; how different forms of national communism were smothered by Sovietization in the postwar period; the origins of revolutions in Eastern Europe; the potential for social democracy in Hungary; the role of the Left in a reunified German; and directions for the Left in general. Contributors. Geoff Eley, Konrad Jarausch, Herbert Kitschelt, Christiane Lemke, Andrei Markovits, Gary Marks, Wolfgang Merkel, Norman Naimark, Iván and Szonja Szelénya, Sharon Wolchik
Author | : Bartolomiej Kaminski |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2014-07-14 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1400862019 |
Does the abrupt collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe arise only from errors in implementing the policy of state socialism, leaving the concept itself still a potentially valid one? Bartlomiej Kaminski argues to the contrary: state socialism is a fundamentally defective idea that was well carried out, enabling it to exist until its accumulated shortcomings made its survival extremely difficult. How did the flawed state-socialist system endure for so long? Why is it failing now? In answering these questions, Kaminski, who is both an economist and a political analyst, proposes a general theory and then applies it to the case of Poland. Contending that the breakdown of state socialism results from symbiosis of the state and the economy, the book describes how communist governments searched for tools that would replace the market mechanism and the rule of law. Doomed in advance by the absence of autonomy and competition, this search generated new crises by undermining the state's capacity to suppress individual interests and to direct the economy. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author | : Sam Marcy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Communism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : George Sanford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Communism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jan Kubik |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2010-11-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0271042133 |
Author | : Albert Szymanski |
Publisher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert F. Miller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Poland |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jane Hardy |
Publisher | : Pluto Press (UK) |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2009-07-15 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
Leading writer Boris Kagarlitsky offers an ambitious account of 1000 years of Russian history.
Author | : Jacqueline Hayden |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2006-03-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134208014 |
Based on extensive original research, including interviews with key participants, this book investigates the sudden and unforeseen collapse of communist power in Poland in 1989. It sets out the sequence of events, and examines the strategies of the various political groupings prior to the partially free election of June 1989. This volume argues that the specific negotiating strategies adopted by the communist party representatives in the Round Table discussions before the elections was a key factor in communism’s collapse. The book shows that on many occasions, PZPR decision-makers ignored expert advice, and many Round Table bargains went against the party’s best interests. Using in-depth interviews with major party players, including General Jaruzelski, General Kiszczak and Mieczyslaw Rakowski, as well as Solidarity advisors such as Adam Michnik, the text provides a unique source of first-hand accounts of Poland’s revolutionary drama.