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This book provides an organized overview of the changing agenda of world politics since 1945, presenting economic and social issues where that seemed appropriate, even when little action was taken about them and exploring OPEC as an example of the use of producer associations.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rethinking Soviet Socialism: The Politics of Ideological Change -- 3 Toward a New Political Economy of Socialism -- 4 Changing Views of Social Differentiation in Soviet Ideology -- 5 The End of the "National Question": Ideological Decay and Ethnic Relations in the USSR -- 6 Changing Soviet Conceptions of International Security -- 7 Gorbachev's "New Political Thinking" and Soviet National Security Policy -- 8 The Death of a Dream? Gorbachevist Revisions of Marxism-Leninism for the Third World -- 9 Conclusion -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures, and Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Changing Soviet Perspectives on the Third World -- Marxist-Leninist and Recent Soviet Views -- Realism and Pragmatism -- Notes -- 2 The Record -- The End of the Stalin Era: 1946-1953 -- Active Diplomacy: 1953-1964 -- Cautious Détente: 1965-1973 -- Assertive Opportunism: 1974-1979 -- Globalism on the Defensive: 1980-1984 -- Notes -- 3 Third World Openings and Soviet Opportunities -- Local Conflicts -- Political Instability -- Decolonization -- Alignment Shifts -- Notes -- 4 Third World Obstacles and Soviet Vulnerabilities -- Ideologies and National Interests -- Political Volatility -- Soviet Handicaps -- Notes -- 5 Tools of Soviet Involvement -- Economic Assistance and Foreign Trade -- Military Assistance -- Diplomacy -- Notes -- 6 Accounting for Soviet Behavior -- Objectives -- The Decision-Making Context -- Notes -- 7 Soviet-Third World Relations: Trends and Prospects -- Trends and Lessons -- Successes and Failures -- Prospects -- Notes -- Maps -- Bibliography -- Recommended Reading -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- About the Book and Authors -- Index.