From Reform to Revolution: The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union
The demise of communism in the former Soviet Union and the massive political and economic changes in China are the stunning transformations of our century. Two central questions are emerging: Why did different communist systems experience different patterns of transition? Why did partial reforms in the Soviet Union and China turn into revolutions?
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From Reform to Revolution: The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union
The demise of communism in the former Soviet Union and the massive political and economic changes in China are the stunning transformations of our century. Two central questions are emerging: Why did different communist systems experience different patterns of transition? Why did partial reforms in the Soviet Union and China turn into revolutions?
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From Reform to Revolution: The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union
The demise of communism in the former Soviet Union and the massive political and economic changes in China are the stunning transformations of our century. Two central questions are emerging: Why did different communist systems experience different patterns of transition? Why did partial reforms in the Soviet Union and China turn into revolutions?
Minxin Pei is Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government and Roberts Fellow, and the director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College.
Table of Contents
Contents Introduction 1. Regime Transition in Communist States 2. Explaining the Tocqueville Paradox 3. China's Capitalist Revolution 4. The Private Sector under Perestroika 5. The Self-Liberalization of China's Mass Media 6. The Liberal Takeover of the Soviet Mass Media under Glasnost Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgments Index
