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Political Science

David S. Mason

2010

Soviet

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Perestroyka, Social Justice And Soviet Public Opinion, David S. Mason, Svetlana Sydorenko Mar 2010

Perestroyka, Social Justice And Soviet Public Opinion, David S. Mason, Svetlana Sydorenko

David S. Mason

Examines Mikhail Gorbachev's perspective of social justice that points to the unfairness of slothful workers' receiving the same pay as productive fellow workers. Focus on egalitarian version of social justice; Large number of people at bottom of social ladder; Justice in communist ideology; Aspects of the debate; Public opinion and social justice; Political justice or market justice?


Romanian Autonomy And Arms Control Policies, David Mason Mar 2010

Romanian Autonomy And Arms Control Policies, David Mason

David S. Mason

Romania has proved to be an interesting case study of the limits of autonomy within the Soviet bloc. Romania's foreign policy has become increasingly independent of Soviet dictates over the last fifteen years, while domestic controls have remained as rigid as any in Eastern Europe.