Breslauer
This is an important book. Roeder's analysis of the Soviet 'constitution' is an original, synthetic interpretation of Soviet political history, based on a structural theory of political dynamics. It will be essential reading for students of Soviet politics, and readers outside that field will also find the work of interest. It draws explicitly on the latest literature in organization theory and comparative politics (the so-called new institutionalism) and does not assume prior knowledge of the details of the Soviet system.
George W. Breslauer, University of California, Berkeley
From the Publisher
"This is an important book. Roeder's analysis of the Soviet 'constitution' is an original, synthetic interpretation of Soviet political history, based on a structural theory of political dynamics. It will be essential reading for students of Soviet politics, and readers outside that field will also find the work of interest. It draws explicitly on the latest literature in organization theory and comparative politics (the so-called new institutionalism) and does not assume prior knowledge of the details of the Soviet system."—George W. Breslauer, University of California, Berkeley