{"product_id":"the-struggle-to-save-the-soviet-economy-mikhail-gorbachev-and-the-collapse-of-the-ussr-paperback-softback-9781469661537","title":"The Struggle to Save the Soviet Economy; Mikhail Gorbachev and the Collapse of the USSR (Paperback \/ softback) 9781469661537","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Struggle to Save the Soviet Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMikhail Gorbachev and the Collapse of the USSR\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChris Miller (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781469661537\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.333 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Miller helps readers understand why communism survived in China but encountered an abrupt and amazing collapse in the former Soviet Union. Highly recommended.”- \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is a well-researched, fluidly written, and timely book that is sure to leave its mark on the historiography.”- \u003ci\u003eH-Diplo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An important contribution to our understanding of the Sino-Soviet interaction and the forces that led to the demise of the Soviet Union.”- \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Using new archival material, Miller demonstrates that Gorbachev was always much weaker than many realized.”- \u003ci\u003eSurvival: Global Politics and Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is clearly written and forcefully argued.”- \u003ci\u003eSlavic Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Miller's work goes a great distance in bettering our knowledge and understanding of the politics behind the Soviet economic collapse.”- \u003ci\u003eReviews in History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFor half a century the Soviet economy was 'inefficient' but stable. In the late 1980s, to the surprise of nearly everyone, it suddenly collapsed. Why did this happen? And what role did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's economic reforms play in the country's dissolution? In this groundbreaking study, Chris Miller shows that Gorbachev and his allies tried to learn from the great success story of transitions from socialism to capitalism, Deng Xiaoping's China. Why, then, were efforts to revitalize Soviet socialism so much less successful than in China?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking use of never-before-studied documents from the Soviet politburo and other archives, Miller argues that the difference between the Soviet Union and China--and the ultimate cause of the Soviet collapse--was not economics but politics. The Soviet government was divided by bitter conflict, and Gorbachev, the ostensible Soviet autocrat, was unable to outmaneuver the interest groups that were threatened by his economic reforms. Miller's analysis settles long-standing debates about the politics and economics of perestroika, transforming our understanding of the causes of the Soviet Union's rapid demise.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520725315864,"sku":"9781469661537","price":25.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-struggle-to-save-the-soviet-economy-mikhail-gorbachev-and-the-collapse-of-the-ussr-paperback-softback-9781469661537","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}