Soviet Society Under Gorbachev - Current Trends and the Prospects for Change

The essays in this volume assess key aspects of Soviet society and social policy under Gorbachev. It provides a survey of Soviet family problems and demographic change, economic and labour policy, the alcohol problem, nationality policy, and trends in culture and communications.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The Contemporary Soviet Family: Problems, Issues, Perspectives, Mark G. Field; Chapter 2 Labor Problems and the Prospects for Accelerated Economic Growth, Vladimir Kontorovich; Chapter 3 A Noble Experiment? Gorbachev's Antidrinking Campaign, Vladimir G. Treml; Chapter 4 Gorbachev and the Soviet Nationality Problem, Paul A. Goble; Chapter 5 Glasnost' and Soviet Culture, Anthony Olcott; Chapter 6 Making the Media Work: Soviet Society and Communications, Ellen Mickiewicz; Chapter 7 Afterword, Heyward Isham;

About the author

Maurice Friedberg, Heyward Isham,

Product details

• Authors: Maurice Friedberg, Friedberg Maurice, Heyward Isham, Isham Heyward
• Assisted by: Maurice Friedberg (Editor), Heyward Isham (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.1987
• EAN: 9780873324427
• ISBN: 978-0-87332-442-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Central / national / federal government policies, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Central government policies