The Long Retreat : Strategies to Reverse the Decline of the Left / Boris Kagarlitsky ; forword by Patrick Bond ; translated by Renfrey Clarke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kagarlitsky, Boris, 1958- author.

Contributor:

Bond, Patrick, writer of foreword.

Clarke, Renfrey, translator.

Series:

Transnational Institute series.

Transnational Institute Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism.

Socialism.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Pluto Press, [2024]

Summary:

An intellectual tour-de-force by one of Russia's most prominent dissidents.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword by Patrick Bond

Preface

Part I: Socialism as a Problem

1. In the Labyrinth of Ideology

2. Revolution as Practice

3. 25 April 1974: ‘The People are No Longer Afraid’

Part II: The Revenge of Capital

4. From Nomenklatura to Bourgeoisie: The Evolution of the Soviet Elite

5. What Remains of the Welfare State?

6. A Kaleidoscope of Problems and Opportunities

Part III: Neoliberalism: Long Goodbyes

7. A Sick Society

8. War, Hunger and Economic Restructuring

Part IV: The Fallen Banner

9. Who Will Transform Society?

10. The Problem of Control

11. Between Reform and Revolution

Part V: The Return of Hope

12. Where to Begin?

13. Plan and Market

14. From the Coalition of Resistance to the Coalition of Change

Conclusion

Notes

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Includes index.

ISBN:

9780745350271

0745350275

9780745350264

0745350267

OCLC:

1434096265