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Capitalism with a Human Face

The Quest for a Middle Road in Russian Politics

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The Quest for a Middle Road in Russian Politics

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Combining the theoretical perspectives of a leading Russian political scientist and an American political philosopher who have collaborated for years, Capitalism with a Human Face analyzes the relation between economics and politics in Russia as it moves toward modernization. Throughout the book, the authors contrast Western media accounts of the Russian situation with less accessible but more relevant data gathered in Russia since 1991. They advocate a new notion of centrism for Russia: one that combines democratic politics and a market economy without abandoning the social guarantees on which many Russians have long relied and without which their political and economic life is likely to remain in turmoil. This will be an important work for scholars and students of social and political philosophy, international relations, comparative politics, and economics.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Today's Russia Needs Capitalism with a Human Face
Chapter 2 Past and Present Forms of Russian Extremism
Chapter 3 Russian Confusion Regarding Democracy
Chapter 4 The Limitation of Russia's Democratic Intellectuals
Chapter 5 The Alternative of Russian Centrism
Part 6 Part I: Economy and Politics
Chapter 7 Recent Russia's Economic and Political History
Chapter 8 Russia's New Economic System. Russia's New Political System
Chapter 9 The State and Political Stability
Chapter 10 The Role of Paternalism in Political Philosophy
Chapter 11 Russian Paternalism and Authoritarianism
Chapter 12 Political Stability and the New Russian Elite
Chapter 13 Past, Present, and Future Russian State Systems
Chapter 14 Models for a Mixed Economy
Chapter 15 Market Systems, Command Systems, and Mixed Systems
Chapter 16 The Self-Interest of Russian Manufactures
Chapter 17 The Need for a Broader Conception of Russian Interest
Chapter 18 The Need to Resist Failed Soviet Methods
Part 19 Part II: Consciousness and Class
Chapter 20 Current Russian Consciousness and Philosophical Discourse
Chapter 21 The Impact of the Disintegratin of the Soviet Union
Chapter 22 The Transition to a Russian Consciousness
Chapter 23 The Status of Imperial and Patriotic Elements in Russian Consciousness
Chapter 24 Inequality and the Resurgence of Neo-Bolshevism
Chapter 25 The Main Trends in Russian Public Opinion
Chapter 26 More Recent Shifts in Attitudes
Chapter 27 The Quest for a New Paradigm in Social Theory
Chapter 28 The Identify and Prospect of the Current Russian Middle Class
Chapter 29 The Historical Development of Russian Classes and Intelligentsia
Chapter 30 Difficulties in Identifying the Middle Class in Russia
Chapter 31 The Current Primacy of Political Affiliation over Social Class
Chapter 32 The Lingering Influence of Marxism-Leninism and Russian Extremism
Chapter 33 The Prospects for Cultivating Centrist Attitudes
Chapter 34 Public Resistance to and Misunderstandings of Centrism Recent Projections Concerning the Russian Middle Class
Part 35 Part III: Centrism
Chapter 36 The Emergence and Future of Parties of the Center
Chapter 37 Current Analyses of Russia's Political Parties and Ideologies
Chapter 38 The West's Threefold Classification of Russia's Political Groups
Chapter 39 The Six Primary Political Groups in Russia Today
Chapter 40 Russia's Social Democrats Before and After the Coup
Chapter 41 The Recent Emergence of Political Clubs
Chapter 42 The Status and Prospects of Centrism in Russia
Chapter 43 Deficiencies of the Soviet System
Chapter 44 The Unprofessionalism of the Transitional Leaders
Chapter 45 Rising Popularity of Centrist Candidates
Chapter 46 The Broadening Acceptance of Centrist Values
Chapter 47 Political Blocs in the State Duma and Trends in Regional Elections
Chapter 48 Obstacles Still Facing Centrism
Chapter 49 The Prospects for "Capitalism with a Human Face"
Chapter 50 Conclusion: Toward Russian Capitalism with Social Guarantees and Democracy
Chapter 51 The Case for Social Guarantees
Chapter 52 Post-Keynesian Economic Liberalism
Chapter 53 From Paternalism to Partnership
Chapter 54 Bibliography
Chapter 55 Index

Product details

Published 10 Jan 1996
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 232
ISBN 9780742572515
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Series Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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