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The Destruction of the Soviet Union

A Study in Globalization

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  • © 2000

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  1. David Lockwood

    1. Flinders University of South Australia, Australia

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 1-4

  3. Historical Materialism and the State

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 5-23

  4. Globalization

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 24-53

  5. The Soviet State and its Rulers

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 54-74

  6. Globalization and the Soviet State

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 75-90

  7. The Problem of Reform

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 91-108

  8. The Gorbachev Restructuring

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 109-126

  9. The Collapse

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 127-143

  10. China and Vietnam

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 144-163

  11. State-Controlled Economies: South Korea and Indonesia

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 164-177

  12. Conclusion

    • David Lockwood
    Pages 178-188

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 189-264
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About this book

Is there a link between the collapse of the Soviet Union, the radical reforms in China and Vietnam, and the current crisis in East Asia? David Lockwood argues that the common factor in each is the crisis of state-controlled economies, besieged by the developing forces of globalization. This book examines the collapse of the Soviet Union not as the 'end of history', or the beginning of a 'new world order', but as an illustration of processes that are taking place the world over. The author concludes that it was globalization that brought down the communist system. Globalization continues to threaten state-controlled economies - from the remaining 'socialist' state to the NICs of East Asia.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Flinders University of South Australia, Australia

    David Lockwood

About the author

David Lockwood is Associate Professor and Head of History at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia and the author of books on the Soviet Union and Modern Indian History.

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