Satellites and commissars : strategy and conflict in the politics of Soviet-Bloc trade /

Why did the Soviet Union squander the political leverage afforded by its trade subsidy to Eastern Europe? Why did Soviet officials fail to bargain with resolve, to link subsidies to salient political issues, to make credible commitments, and to monitor the satellites' policies? Using an unprece...

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Autor principal: Stone, Randall W., 1966-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press ©1996.
Col·lecció:Princeton studies in international history and politics.
Accés en línia:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv19fvz45
Taula de continguts:
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Ch. 1 A Principal-Agent Theory of Soviet Bargaining Failure (starting p. 3)
  • Ch. 2 The History of Subsidized Trade (starting p. 27)
  • Ch. 3 The Politics of Bilateral Trade Negotiations (starting p. 49)
  • Ch. 4 The Costs of Empire? (starting p. 72)
  • Ch. 5 Three Case Studies of Politics and Trade (starting p. 89)
  • Ch. 6 The Comprehensive Program (starting p. 115)
  • Ch. 7 The Long-Term Target Programs (starting p. 148)
  • Ch. 8 The Comprehensive Program for Scientific and Technical Progress (starting p. 171)
  • Ch. 9 Perestroika and the Unified Socialist Market (starting p. 204)
  • Ch. 10 Conclusions and Reflections (starting p. 238)
  • Appendix: List of Interviews (starting p. 251)
  • Selected Bibliography (starting p. 261)
  • Index (starting p. 277)