"First published in 1992 by Frank Cass & Co. Ltd."--T.p. verso.
"This group of studies first appeared in a special issue of Communist studies, Volume 8, no. 1"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Communist Politics: An Evolutionary Approach; The Soviet Union: Gorbachev, Perestroika and Socialism; Saints and Demons: Communism, Post-Communism and Political Evolution in Poland; China's Interrupted Revolution; The State: Has the 'Withering Away' Thesis Finally Withered Away?; Economic Reform and Political Evolution in Eastern Europe; Groups, Interests and Political Aggregation in East Central Europe; The Evolution of Party Systems in Eastern Europe; Communism and Political Evolution; Index