DAVID KOTZ WITH FRED WEIR
REVOLUTION
FROM ABOVE
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Revolution from above
tis widely believe that the demise ofthe Soviet sytem as used by
the collapse ofthe economy accompanied by public demand that 30
‘alin should be abandoned. Reon from abo le dsc of the
Soviet sytem ves anew interpretation. I argues that the ring
pirty-sat elite of the USSR itself moved to dismantle the Soviet system
{pursuit of incensed wealth and power.
Examining the evolution ofthe Soviet economic and politcal system
{room 1917 t the preset, the book discusses
«te beponings of economic sagration in 1975
5 Chrtuthe' eters wo reform te Soviet system and how thse edo
the growth of coation favoring captions
4 the Complex pote tate tough which the caliion favoring
Captain took power
«thaws in economic poles since 1992 ined to saplly bud
caplatany
41h tend towards authoritarian govemment in Rus
5 te auprang resurgence ote Comment Far
Research includes interviews with ove fifty former Soviet government
‘nd Communist Party leider, policy advisors, new private busines
ten, ade union leaders, and intelerals, Original and accessible this
‘ook will give invaluable new insights to students of the economy,
poles or story of he former Soviet Union an contemporary Ras.
David M. Kotz Profesor of Economics atthe University of Mass
‘hse, He the sithor of many artes on the economy of the frmer
Soviet Union and Rasia and on economic growth. Fred Weir jour
‘alist who has ved in Russa since 1086, He is correspondent for the
indus Times aod a contort the Canadian Pest
‘eonomice/Russlan-East European studiosRevolution from above
The demise of the Soviet system
David M. Kotz with Fred Weir
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London and New York