The Soviet Debate on the Convergence of the American & Soviet Systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6356506 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald R Kelley (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 174-196 |
| Publication date | 1973-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3234006 |
| OpenAlex | W2320441953 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The official Soviet view is critical of convergence theory, but an underground literature argues it. Professor Kelley succinctly summarizes convergence theory's propositions and analyzes the official critique of it, including the denial that: technocratic managers are the ruling class in a postindustrial society, the proletariat disappears, the class struggle softens, and ideology is replaced by simple pragmatism. He examines the dissenters who argue elements of the convergence position, which raises basic questions within the Soviet Union
Convergence (economics · Denial · Economic history · Economics · Epistemology · Ideology · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Post-industrial society · Pragmatism · Proletariat · Sociology · Soviet union · Symbolic convergence theory · Technocracy · Economic Development and Digital Transformation · Law · Philosophy · Russia and Soviet political economy
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| Citations per year | 0.32 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2021 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |