Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-4291) and index.
Foreword / Seymore Martin Lipset -- Pt. I. Theory. Ch. 1. The Collapse. Ch. 2. The Main Framework -- Pt. II. The Underlying Causes of the Collapse. Ch. 3. The Economic Situation. Ch. 4. Implementing Economic Reforms. Ch. 5. The Rise of Gorbachev and the Fall of Legitimacy -- Pt. III. Differences in the Process of Collapse. Ch. 6. Regime Policy Before 1988. Ch. 7. Civil Society and the Degree of Liberalization. Ch. 8. Social Movements Before 1988. Ch. 9. Institutional Compromise. Ch. 10. Non-violent Revolutions. Ch. 11. Summary of the Model -- Epilogue: The Rightwing Shift after 1989