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Author_Daniel N. Nelson
authoritarian governance
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CCP
CCP Leadership
Ceausescu era policy analysis
Cold War studies
communist regimes analysis
Danube Black Sea Canal
Eastern European politics
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Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej
industrial growth
Military Expenditures
Multi Lateral Development
National Liberal Party
Nicolae Ceausescu
Partidul Comunist Roman
Patriotic Guard
Peasant Party
Political Executive Committee
political socialization theory
Primary Socialist Accumulation
Romanian Armed Forces
Romanian Communist Leaders
Romanian Communist Party
Romanian Foreign Policy
Romanian government
Romanian Military Policy
Romanian Political System
Romanian Soviet Relations
Socio-economic Development
socio-economic transformation
socioeconomic centralization
Socioeconomic Development
Soviet foreign policy norms
UTC
West Germany
Product details
- ISBN 9780367286200
- Weight: 770g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 02 Oct 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Among communist states, Romania is, in several respects, a unique case. Romania has been the only Warsaw Pact member to deviate consistently from Soviet foreign policy norms and, alone within Eastern Europe, to avoid oil imports from the USSR. The leadership of Nicolae Ceausescu since 1965 has, meanwhile, governed through a studious commitment to socio-economic centralization and control often reminiscent of' Stalinist orthodoxy. Intellectual freedom, artistic liberty and workers' rights have changed little relative to Poland, Hungary or the transient Prague Spring. Such international and domestic policy distinctions, as well as a record of impressive industrial growth, necessitate an effort to understand the dynamics of Romania's socio-economic and political life. This volume is meant to delineate trends in political, social and economic life which will constitute dynamic elements for the Romanian system during the 1980s and beyond. Contributors, all scholars with lengthy research experience in Romania, the Balkans and communist states generally, have sought to identify factors likely to be influential during this and ensuing decades. In that sense, this is a "predictive" volume containing not "crystal-ball gazing" but the careful identification and assessment of trends influencing Romanian foreign and domestic policies, economic and political performance, and societal transformations. By suggesting elements crucial to socio-economic and political change in Romania, we hope to make observing this intriguing communist state somewhat less haphazard and more systematic.
Daniel N. Nelson is currently associate professor of political science at the University of Kentucky. He has done field research in both Romania and Poland and has written extensively on Romania and communist politics.
