| The Destruction of the Soviet Union: A Study in Globalization 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Lockwood, D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349412899 ISBN-13: 9781349412891 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Business & Economics | International - Economics |
| Dewey: 337.470 |
| Lexile Measure: 1480 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.77 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is there a link between the collapse of the Soviet Union, the radical reforms in China and Vietnam, and the current crisis in East Asia? David Lockwood argues that the common factor in each is the crisis of state-controlled economies, besieged by the developing forces of globalization. This book examines the collapse of the Soviet Union not as the 'end of history', or the beginning of a 'new world order', but as an illustration of processes that are taking place the world over. The author concludes that it was globalization that brought down the communist system. Globalization continues to threaten state-controlled economies - from the remaining 'socialist' state to the NICs of East Asia. |