1st Edition

The Socialist Industrial State Towards a Political Sociology of State Socialism

By David Lane Copyright 1976
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

The Socialist Industrial State (1976) examines the state-socialist system, taking as the central example the Soviet Union – where the goals and values of Marxism-Leninism and the particular institutions, the form of economy and polity, were first adopted and developed. It then considers the historical developments, differences in culture, the level of economic development and the political... Read more

Part 1. Meta-Theories of State Socialism  1. Marxist Approaches  2. Non-Marxist Meta-Theories  3. A Developmental Approach  Part 2. Political System and Process  4. The Political System and Culture  5. The Political Elites  6. Counterpoints to the Soviet Model  Part 3. The Social Structure  7. Social Inequalities: Occupational and Status Groupings

Biography

David Lane