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Introduction: Outcomes of Transformation

In: The Transformation of State Socialism

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When, on 25 February 1986, Mikhail Gorbachev launched the programme of perestroika, he presided over what was known as the ‘world socialist system’. This was made up of a core of 16 established states located in central and eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America. In addition, there were seven African states which defined themselves as ‘Marxist-Leninist’. These societies all had in common a centrally planned economy, a hegemonic communist party and a comprehensive state-based system of social welfare, science and education. They had large, well-organized armed forces and the USSR was equipped with nuclear weapons. State socialism was a world system and a competitor to capitalism.

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  • David Lane, 2007. "Introduction: Outcomes of Transformation," Studies in Economic Transition, in: David Lane (ed.), The Transformation of State Socialism, chapter 1, pages 1-32, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:stuchp:978-0-230-59102-8_1
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230591028_1
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