Transitions from State Socialism: Economic and Political Change in Hungary and China.(Review) (book review)

Transitions from State Socialism: Economic and Political Change in Hungary and China. By Yanqi Tong. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1997. 280p. $69.00 cloth, $26.95 paper.

Tianjian Shi, Duke University

Tong addresses one of the most important issues in comparative politics: What are the key factors that determine the courses and outcomes of transitions from state socialism? The book makes three contributions to this field of study. First, it reminds us that the relationship between state and society with regard to either power or objectives may not be zero-sum, as widely ...

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