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Stalinism and the Seeds of Soviet Reform

Stalinism and the Seeds of Soviet Reform The Debates of the 1960S

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Publisher's Synopsis

Moshe Lewin traces the principal protagonists in Soviet economic strategy - from the Bolshevik leaders in the 1920s, through Bukharin, the post-war debates, the reform economists of the 1960s and modern day reassessments. he shows how monolithic political control and state hierarchy stultified the development of a free society, as well as cramping its economic growth. He discusses the alternative theories devised by the reformists and concludes with an affirmation of political democracy as the best strategy for reconciling the conflicting claims of the diverse groups that comprise Soviet society. A revised and updated edition of Lewin's seminal work, Political Undercurrents in the Soviet Union, this book aims to demonstrate how past errors constitute an enduring source of tension, and a spur to authentic socialist reform.

About the Publisher

Pluto Press

Pluto Press is one of the world's leading radical publishers, specialising in progressive, critical perspectives in politics and the social sciences. Based in London, we have been active for over 40 years and independent since 1979. We have more than 800 titles in print by authors such as Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, John Pilger, Susan George, Ziauddin Sardar, Greg Palast, Eduardo Galeano and Vandana Shiva.

Book information

ISBN: 9780745304274
Publisher: Pluto Press
Imprint: Pluto Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.947
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 373
Weight: 390g
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm