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Lorenz M. Lüthi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World - The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World
2010Co-Authors: Lorenz M. LüthiAbstract:Maps viii Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations and Terms xiii Transliteration and Diacritical Marks xix Introduction 1 Chapter One: Historical Background, 1921-1955 19 Chapter Two: The Collapse of Socialist Unity, 1956-1957 46 Chapter Three: Mao's Challenges, 1958 80 Chapter Four: Visible Cracks, 1959 114 Chapter Five: World Revolution and the Collapse of Economic Relations, 1960 157 Chapter Six: Ambiguous Truce, 1961-1962 194 Chapter Seven: Mao Resurgent, 1962-1963 219 Chapter Eight: The American Factor, 1962-1963 246 Chapter Nine: Khrushchev's Fall and the Collapse of Party Relations, 1963-1966 273 Chapter Ten: Vietnam and the Collapse of the Military Alliance, 1964-1966 302 Conclusion 340 Essay on the Sources 353 Index 361
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the sino soviet split cold war in the Communist World
2010Co-Authors: Lorenz M. LüthiAbstract:Maps viii Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations and Terms xiii Transliteration and Diacritical Marks xix Introduction 1 Chapter One: Historical Background, 1921-1955 19 Chapter Two: The Collapse of Socialist Unity, 1956-1957 46 Chapter Three: Mao's Challenges, 1958 80 Chapter Four: Visible Cracks, 1959 114 Chapter Five: World Revolution and the Collapse of Economic Relations, 1960 157 Chapter Six: Ambiguous Truce, 1961-1962 194 Chapter Seven: Mao Resurgent, 1962-1963 219 Chapter Eight: The American Factor, 1962-1963 246 Chapter Nine: Khrushchev's Fall and the Collapse of Party Relations, 1963-1966 273 Chapter Ten: Vietnam and the Collapse of the Military Alliance, 1964-1966 302 Conclusion 340 Essay on the Sources 353 Index 361
Edward D Mansfield - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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fragmenting protection the political economy of trade policy in the post Communist World
British Journal of Political Science, 2003Co-Authors: Timothy Frye, Edward D MansfieldAbstract:Scholars and policy makers have displayed a longstanding interest in the politics of economic reform, particularly over the 1990s as former Communist countries struggled to develop market economies. Yet remarkably little systematic research has been conducted on the political economy of commercial reform in the post-Communist World. We argue that the fragmentation of power within post-Communist countries has been a potent force for trade liberalization. In non-democracies where political power is highly concentrated in the hands of a small group of elites, state leaders face few impediments to rent seeking and are well insulated from interests favouring commercial reform. In non-democracies where power is fragmented within the national government, however, new elites with weak ties to the old regime are well placed to use trade liberalization as a weapon against their political opponents. Moreover, the dispersion of power in non-democracies creates space for groups favouring free trade to promote trade liberalization. Finally, in democracies, the dispersion of power within the national government combined with electoral competition creates an especially potent impetus to trade liberalization. To assess these arguments, we analyse the trade policy of post-Communist countries during the period 1990–98. The results support our claims, highlighting the importance of examining institutional differences within as well as across regime types in analyses of economic policy.
J. P. D. Dunbabin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Cold War: The Great Powers and their Allies
1994Co-Authors: J. P. D. DunbabinAbstract:PART ONE - INTRODUCTION. 1. The Cold War: an Overview. 2. The Domestic Background in the Soviet Union and the United States. PART TWO - EAST-WEST RELATIONS 1945 - 1991. 3. The First Phases of the Cold War (to 1950). 4. The Korean War and its International Consequences. 5. Stalin's Death and the First 'Detente'. 6. The Strategic Dimension of East-West Competition. 7. The Khrushchev Years. 8. The Vietnam War and Other Proxy Conflicts of the 1960s and 1970s. 9. Detente in Europe. 10. The United States, China and the World 11. The Rise and Fall of Detente in the 1970s. 12. The 1980s - Tension and the Ending of the Cold War. PART THREE - WESTERN EUROPE AND THE Communist World. 13. Western Europe: I - The Political Order the Establishment of the European Community France and Germany. 14. Western Europe: II - Britain, France and the US the Community since 1985. 15. Splits in the Communist World. 16. Eastern Europe since 1957. Conclusion. 17. Perspectives on the Cold War. Guide to Further Reading. Index.
Timothy Frye - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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fragmenting protection the political economy of trade policy in the post Communist World
British Journal of Political Science, 2003Co-Authors: Timothy Frye, Edward D MansfieldAbstract:Scholars and policy makers have displayed a longstanding interest in the politics of economic reform, particularly over the 1990s as former Communist countries struggled to develop market economies. Yet remarkably little systematic research has been conducted on the political economy of commercial reform in the post-Communist World. We argue that the fragmentation of power within post-Communist countries has been a potent force for trade liberalization. In non-democracies where political power is highly concentrated in the hands of a small group of elites, state leaders face few impediments to rent seeking and are well insulated from interests favouring commercial reform. In non-democracies where power is fragmented within the national government, however, new elites with weak ties to the old regime are well placed to use trade liberalization as a weapon against their political opponents. Moreover, the dispersion of power in non-democracies creates space for groups favouring free trade to promote trade liberalization. Finally, in democracies, the dispersion of power within the national government combined with electoral competition creates an especially potent impetus to trade liberalization. To assess these arguments, we analyse the trade policy of post-Communist countries during the period 1990–98. The results support our claims, highlighting the importance of examining institutional differences within as well as across regime types in analyses of economic policy.
Lykourgos Kourkouvelas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Détente as a Strategy: Greece and the Communist World, 1974–9
International History Review, 2013Co-Authors: Lykourgos KourkouvelasAbstract:The transition to democracy in 1974 was a turning point in modern Greek history. The two Turkish invasions of Cyprus and the emergence of the dispute over the Aegean seabed complicated Greek security dilemmas. Apart from cold-war challenges, including the traditional ‘menace from the North’, the country had to face a new threat that was coming from within NATO. The implementation of a detente policy was motivated by political as well as security considerations. In terms of national security, the ‘opening’ to the Communist bloc aimed to balance the perceived Turkish hegemonism and ameliorate Greek defence problems. Moreover, following the humliating military dictatorship of 1967–74, a multidimensional foreign policy was also demanded by the vast majority of the Greek public. Last but not least, an active regional policy could also aid Greece's effort to secure accession to the European Communities. The article will analyse and interpret the political and security dilemmas that were posed by the internation...
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detente as a strategy greece and the Communist World 1974 9
International History Review, 2013Co-Authors: Lykourgos KourkouvelasAbstract:The transition to democracy in 1974 was a turning point in modern Greek history. The two Turkish invasions of Cyprus and the emergence of the dispute over the Aegean seabed complicated Greek security dilemmas. Apart from cold-war challenges, including the traditional ‘menace from the North’, the country had to face a new threat that was coming from within NATO. The implementation of a detente policy was motivated by political as well as security considerations. In terms of national security, the ‘opening’ to the Communist bloc aimed to balance the perceived Turkish hegemonism and ameliorate Greek defence problems. Moreover, following the humliating military dictatorship of 1967–74, a multidimensional foreign policy was also demanded by the vast majority of the Greek public. Last but not least, an active regional policy could also aid Greece's effort to secure accession to the European Communities. The article will analyse and interpret the political and security dilemmas that were posed by the internation...