| Democratization in Russia Under Gorbachev, 1985-91: The Birth of a Voluntary Sector 1999 Edition Contributor(s): White, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312219938 ISBN-13: 9780312219932 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: Self-help organizations and charities were the least-studied pressure groups to emerge during "perestroika," This book examines the social exclusion experienced before 1985 by non-working citizens; studies the pre-1985 disabled people's movement and its numerous unofficial, but non-dissident organizations; discusses why the Gorbachev leadership adopted the non-Soviet concept of "charity; " analyzes the failure of local authorities after 1985 to stave off pluralism and defeat the voluntary organizations; and assesses how successfully the latter built the foundations of a civil society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | World - General - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 361.370 |
| LCCN: 98-47534 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.04" W x 8.85" (1.15 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Self-help organizations and charities were the most numerous, but least-studied of pressure groups to emerge during perestroika . This book examines the social exclusion experienced before 1985 by non-working citizens, studies the pre-1985 disabled people's movement and its numerous unofficial, but non-dissident organizations, discusses why the Gorbachev leadership adopted the non-Soviet concept of 'charity', analyses the failure of local authorities after 1985 to stave off pluralism and defeat the voluntary organizations, and assesses how successfully the latter built the foundations of a civil society. |