1. The Soviet System Petrification or Pluralism?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. Contents xv
5. Introduction 1
6. I. Reconceptualization of the Soviet System
7. 1. The Soviet System Petrification or Pluralism? 19
8. 2. The Bureaucratic Model and the Nature of the Soviet System 49
9. 3. The Party Apparatchiki and Interest Group Theory 71
10. 4. Political Participation in the Soviet Union 109
11. 5. Party Saturation in the Soviet Union 125
12. 6. The Impact of Participation: Women and the Women's Issue in Soviet Policy Debates 140
13. 7. Centralization and Decentralization in the Soviet Administrative System 159
14. II. Implications for Social Science Theory
15. 8. Inputs and Responsiveness in American Political Science 173
16. 9. Communications and Persuasion in the Analysis of Inputs 190
17. 10. The Soviet Experience and the Measurement of Power 203
18. 11. The Comparative Approach and the Study of the Soviet Union 222
19. Notes 241
20. Index 273