Stealing the State
| Author | : Steven Lee Solnick |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674836804 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674836808 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (808 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Stealing the State by : Steven Lee Solnick
Download or read book Stealing the State written by Steven Lee Solnick and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solnick argues that the Soviet system fell victim not to stalemate at the top nor to revolution from below, but to opportunism from within. In case studies on the Communist Youth League, the system of job assignments for university graduates, and military conscription, he tells the story from a new perspective, testing Western theories of reform.
