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Romania In The 1980s (Hardcover)
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Romania In The 1980s (Hardcover)
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Among communist states, Romania is, in several respects, a unique
case. Romania has been the only Warsaw Pact member to deviate
consistently from Soviet foreign policy norms and, alone within
Eastern Europe, to avoid oil imports from the USSR. The leadership
of Nicolae Ceausescu since 1965 has, meanwhile, governed through a
studious commitment to socio-economic centralization and control
often reminiscent of' Stalinist orthodoxy. Intellectual freedom,
artistic liberty and workers' rights have changed little relative
to Poland, Hungary or the transient Prague Spring. Such
international and domestic policy distinctions, as well as a record
of impressive industrial growth, necessitate an effort to
understand the dynamics of Romania's socio-economic and political
life. This volume is meant to delineate trends in political, social
and economic life which will constitute dynamic elements for the
Romanian system during the 1980s and beyond. Contributors, all
scholars with lengthy research experience in Romania, the Balkans
and communist states generally, have sought to identify factors
likely to be influential during this and ensuing decades. In that
sense, this is a "predictive" volume containing not "crystal-ball
gazing" but the careful identification and assessment of trends
influencing Romanian foreign and domestic policies, economic and
political performance, and societal transformations. By suggesting
elements crucial to socio-economic and political change in Romania,
we hope to make observing this intriguing communist state somewhat
less haphazard and more systematic.
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