Satellites and Commissars: Strategy and Conflict in the Politics of Soviet-Bloc Trade

by Randall W. Stone

Book Overview

Why did the Soviet Union squander the political leverage afforded by its trade subsidy to Eastern Europe? Why did Soviet officials fail to bargain with resolve, to link subsidies to salient political issues, to make credible commitments, and to monitor the satellites' policies? Using an unprecedented array of formerly secret documents housed in archives in Moscow, Warsaw, and Prague, as well as interviews with former Communist officials across...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691095981
• ISBN13: 9780691095981
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.5"