The transformation of communist systems
Subtitle: economic reform since the 1950s
By: Bernard Chavance ; translated by Charles Hauss.
Series: Social change in global perspective; Social change in global perspective (Boulder, Colo.)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Communist countries -- Economic policy; Communist countries -- Economic conditions; Communist countries -- Economic policy -- Case studies
Description: Through a comparative and historical analysis of change in the socialist and postsocialist systems of the Soviet bloc and China, this timely and original book clarifies the pitfalls in the formidable transition to a market economy. Bernard Chavance provides a succinct analysis of the politics and economies of Eastern Europe from the creation of the Stalinist system through three major waves of reform to the ultimate dismantling of most socialist governments.

Exploring the link between the one-party regime and the growing rigidity of socialist economic systems, the author analyzes the failure of both incremental and radical reforms to adapt to new economic challenges, thus leading to the ultimate collapse of communist regimes in Europe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-214) and index.