At the crossroads of post-communist modernisation [electronic resource] : Russia and China in comparative perspective /
Pursiainen, C.editor.
This volume takes a comparative approach to understand general tendencies in post-Communist transition in Russia and China. Bringing together perspectives from Political Science, Sociology and IR, it analyses three arenas of social change: socio-economic systems, political systems, and foreign policies.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface and Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 A Short History of Catching Up; 3 The Free-Market State or the Welfare State?; 4 Authoritarianism or Democracy?; 5 Sovereignty or Interdependency; 6 Conclusion; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume takes a comparative approach to understand general tendencies in post-Communist transition in Russia and China. Bringing together perspectives from Political Science, Sociology and IR, it analyses three arenas of social change: socio-economic systems, political systems, and foreign policies.
Political science.
International relations.
Comparative politics.
Asia—Politics and government.
Political theory.
Sociology.
Political Science.
International Relations.
Comparative Politics.
Asian Politics.
Political Theory.
Sociology, general.