Although there is an abundance of scholarly inquiry into the
effects on the Soviet socialist system of the historic reforms
under GorbacheV's administration, relatively little attention has
been paid to the impact these reforms might have on socialism
outside the Soviet Union. This book makes a preliminary assessment
of the impact of glasnost, perestroika, and related Soviet reforms
on selected socialist countries. The sampling of socialist
countries studied are roughly representative of the types of
socialist states in existence today. The countries studied include
Poland, Czechoslovakia, China, Cuba, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and
North Korea.
The contributors to this volume approach their topics from
varying perspectives, each singling out and examining different
areas in the individual governments where the impact of Soviet
reforms is likely to be strongest. The result is a number of
varying conclusions regarding the effects of glasnost and
perestroika on the socialist community. In some cases, the impact
might be intentional and direct, part of a conscious policy adopted
by the Soviet Union. In other cases, the impact may be indirect and
even unintentional, given the complex and interdependent nature of
world politics and economics. Advanced undergraduate and graduate
students with an interest in comparative politics, international
relations, and communist studies will find this book a source of
stimulating ideas about the rapidly changing face of socialism.
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