Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This volume takes a comparative approach to understand general tendencies in post-Communist transition in Russia and China. Bringing together perspectives from Political Science, Sociology and IR, it analyses three arenas of social change: socio-economic systems, political systems, and foreign policies.
Synopsis
Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction; C.Pursiainen A Short History of 'Catching Up'; C.Pursiainen The Free-Market State or the Welfare State?; M.Kivinen & L.Chunling Authoritarianism or Democracy?; C.Pursiainen & M.Pei Sovereignty or Interdependency?; S.Medvedev & L.Jakobson Conclusions; C.Pursiainen Index Contributors