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Is the Red Flag Flying? The Political Economy of the Soviet Union

London: Zed Press, 1979. — 240 p. Contents Acknowledgements Introduction The Nature of the Soviet Union: A Crucial Question Assumptions and Motivations Underlying This Book Summary of This Book A Note on Sources What is a Socialist Society? Criteria for Categorizing Social Formations Capitalism Ownership, Control and Day-to-Day Operation Class and Social Class Ruling Classes and Power Elites Mechanisms of Popular Control Forms of Socialism Transformation of Socialist Societies The Role of Market Forces Profit and the Plan Commodity Markets and Prices Producer Goods Markets The Labour Market Conclusion Social Classes The Distribution of Material Rewards Tendencies Towards the Formation of Social Classes Conclusion Political Processes The Formal Political Structure Public Debate and Public Opinion Formation Popular Participation in State Bodies The Communist Party Social Background of the Leaders Structural Determinants of State Policies Summary and Conclusion Soviet Foreign Relations: The Logic of Trade and the Uses of the Military Definitions Soviet Foreign Trade The Soviet Military Soviet Relations with Eastern Europe Trade Relations Economic Assistance Co-ordinated Planning Joint

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