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The Capitalist Transformation of State Socialism The Making and Breaking of State Socialist Society, and What Followed
By David Lane
Copyright 2014
420 Pages
by
Routledge
400 Pages
by
Routledge
400 Pages
by
Routledge
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David Lane outlines succinctly yet comprehensively the development and transformation of state socialism. While focussing on Russia and the countries of Eastern Europe, he also engages in a discussion of the Chinese path. In response to the changing social structure and external demands, he outlines different scenarios of reform. He contends that European state socialism did not collapse but was... Read more
1. Introduction Part 1: State Socialism: the world we have lost 2. The Formation of State Socialism 3. Reforms: The Socialist Market Part 2: How and Why State Socialism Disintegrated 4. The Fatal Outcomes of Perestroika 5. Systemic Incompatibilities 6. Social Classes as Movers of Transformation 7. The Role of Exogenous Forces 8. The Move to Capitalism and the Alternatives Part 3: The Transformation to Something Else 9. Pathways to Capitalism 10. Varieties of Transformation 11. What Capitalism Delivered 12. The Reconstitution of Russia: A New Hegemon? 13. The Challenge of Liberal Democracy 14. Civil Society as Neo-Liberal Strategy 15. Stalled Transformation and the ‘Coloured’ Revolution Project 16. Reactions to Globalisation: National Capitalism or National Socialism?
Biography
This book provides a broad overview of the development of state socialism, focusing especially on Russia and the countries of Eastern Europe, and including comparative material on China and other socialist countries outside Europe. It discusses how state socialism was first created, examines attempts to reform it, and explains why it collapsed.
"Lane’s orderly journey through the failings of both state socialism and neoliberalism proves highly instructive." RAYMOND TARAS University of Sussex
EUROPE-ASIA STUDIES Vol. 67, No. 6, August 2015, 989–1000
