Local Government in the Soviet Union (1987) analyses the Soviet Union's limited success in improving local government between in the 1960s to 1980s, as the country made a drive toward centralized policy control. It examines the institutional framework and changes in crucial policy areas, and argues that a fragmented vertical power structure involving the three bureaucracies of Party, ministries and the city and regional soviets was unproductive. It shows how group interests moulded and adapted policies and how the Party's initiative in centralizing policy was thwarted. It also outlines the significance of the industrial base in determining local budgets and the provision of amenities, as opposed to overtly political factors.
ISBN: | 9781032675442 |
Publication date: | 1st August 2025 |
Author: | Cameron Ross |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 238 pages |
Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Politics |
Genres: |
Cold wars and proxy conflicts Social and political philosophy Far-left political ideologies and movements Armed conflict Theory of warfare and military science Military and defence strategy International relations Regional / International studies Peace studies and conflict resolution Engineering: general Military history General and world history European history Environmental science, engineering and technology History and Archaeology |