 The Social Bases of Reform and Anti-reform in Russia and UkraineDavid Lane Chapter 3 in The Transformation of State Socialism, 2007, pp 57-76 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The transformation of state socialism is widely interpreted as a’ system transfer’ involving the transition to capitalism and democracy. Alternatively it is viewed as a revolution involving a comprehensive change of the social political and economic institutions and their personnel, of ideology and foreign relations. Writers advocating such different interpretations, however, share in common the view that the dominant movers of transformation are elites. Whereas an earlier generation of scholars theorized social change in terms of class and social revolution, by the end of the twentieth century elites and ’system change’ have become units of analysis. This chapter considers empirically the social basis of the supporters and opponents of transformation in Russia and Ukraine; it is based mainly on public opinion surveys conducted by the author in the two countries. It is contended that though personal identity is defined in many ways, social class is a major form of identification and is a significant factor in the process of transformation. Keywords: Civil Society; Occupational Group; Social Democrat; Social Basis; Liberal View (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:stuchp:978-0-230-59102-8_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Studies in Economic Transition from Palgrave Macmillan |
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