Democratization in Russia under Gorbachev, 1985–91
The Birth of a Voluntary Sector
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Palgrave USA
Published:9th Jul '99
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Self-help organizations and charities were the most numerous, but least-studied of pressure groups to emerge during perestroika . This book examines the social exclusion experienced before 1985 by non-working citizens, studies the pre-1985 disabled people's movement and its numerous unofficial, but non-dissident organizations, discusses why the Gorbachev leadership adopted the non-Soviet concept of 'charity', analyses the failure of local authorities after 1985 to stave off pluralism and defeat the voluntary organizations, and assesses how successfully the latter built the foundations of a civil society.
This monograph provides a detailed and fascinating survey of the emergence of the 'voluntary sector' in the USSR during the early 1980s and throughout the reign of M.S. Gorbachev as General Secretary. Russian Review
ISBN: 9780312219932
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 495g
260 pages
1999 ed.