Perestroika in Historical Perspective
Possible Scenarios
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6267479 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Gordon, L H Gordon, A Nazimova, A K Nazimova |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-29 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Government and Opposition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-257X • E-ISSN: 1477-7053 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1477-7053.1990.tb00741.x |
| OpenAlex | W2104618633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
A Major Obstacle to Grasping The Real Problems of perestroika is the underestimation of its contents and of the ensuing constellation of the social forces involved. Usually, perestroika is seen merely as a struggle between the advocates of democratization and sweeping economic reforms on the one hand, and the conservatives, who are deliberately or otherwise seeking to preserve the bureaucratic management practices which have emerged in the country over the last fifty years. All in all, such a characterization does correctly reflect the overall historical perspective. If the administrative system is not drastically restructured within a few decades, the country will suffer economic and political disaster. But when considering, say, the next five to ten years, things are rather more complex. In such a time-span very diverse scenarios are possible
Bureaucracy · Democracy · Democratization · Economic system · Economics · Obstacle · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Computer Science · Economic Issues in Ukraine · Law · Russia and Soviet political economy
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 1995 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |