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The struggle to save the Soviet economy. Mikhail Gorbachev and the collapse of the USSR: by Chris Miller, Chapel Hill, USA, University of North Carolina Press, The New Cold War History Series, 2020, 264 pp. $34.95 (hardcover), ISBN: 9781469630175, $27.95 (paperback), ISBN: 9781469661537, $19.99 (eBook), ISBN: 9781469630182
| Title: | The struggle to save the Soviet economy. Mikhail Gorbachev and the collapse of the USSR: by Chris Miller, Chapel Hill, USA, University of North Carolina Press, The New Cold War History Series, 2020, 264 pp. $34.95 (hardcover), ISBN: 9781469630175, $27.95 (paperback), ISBN: 9781469661537, $19.99 (eBook), ISBN: 9781469630182 |
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| Authors: | Segert, Dieter1 (AUTHOR) dieter.segert@univie.ac.at |
| Source: | Eurasian Geography & Economics. Oct2022, Vol. 63 Issue 5, p678-680. 3p. |
| Abstract: | [...] Where the Soviet Union diverged from China, it was because powerful interest groups obstructed Gorbachev's policies" (178). Mikhail Gorbachev and the collapse of the USSR: by Chris Miller, Chapel Hill, USA, University of North Carolina Press, The New Cold War History Series, 2020, 264 pp. In the conclusion, Miller resumes his main findings: "The argument that the SU should have followed China's model misses a crucial point: the USSR - and Gorbachev in particular - tried to implement China-style reforms. [Extracted from the article] |
| Subject Terms: | *Special economic zones, Communism, Electronic books, Cold War, 1945-1991, Pressure groups, Economic conditions in China |
| Company/Entity: | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| People: | Gorbachev, Mikhail, 1931-2022 |
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| ISSN: | 15387216 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15387216.2020.1860788 |
| Database: | Business Source Complete |