The Strategy of Political Liberalization
A Comparative View of Gorbachev's Reforms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6410079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Young (0000-0001-9350-9911, University of California System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-65 |
| Publication date | 1992-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2010518 |
| OpenAlex | W2030210084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article examines three Western European cases from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and shows that political liberalization does not necessarily require a reformer's commitment to democracy. Under the right circumstances, even conservative politicians may find liberalization to be a rational and acceptable means to secure their power and to defeat powerful opponents, despite the risk of future upheavals. Such circumstances were present in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, when Mikhail Gorbachev and his supporters used the strategy of political liberalization to remove the threat posed by their rivals in the party apparatus
Democracy · Development economics · Economic system · Economics · Liberalization · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Soviet union · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions
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Political Leadership in the Soviet Union
Bismarck
The Logic of Collective Action
The XXVIII congress of the CPSU in perspective
Gorbachev in Power
The dilemma of reform in the Soviet Union
The Soviet polity in the modern era
The Dilemma of Reform in the Soviet Union
Gorbachev's Struggle for Economic Reform
Bismarck and the Development of Germany
Political Dynamics of the Post-Communist Transition
The Making of the Second Reform Bill
Gorbachev the Economist
The New Soviet Plan
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2012 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |