Local politics in communist countries /edited by Daniel N. Nelson. 

 - Lexington, Ky. :  University Press of Kentucky,  (c)1980. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Tables; Preface; Introduction Local Communist Politics: An Overview; PART I Participants in Subnational Communist Politics ; 1. Local Leadership Integration in the Soviet Union; INTERNAL INTEGRATION IN THE RUSSIAN REPUBLIC; Total Years on Obkom Bureaus; Bureau Turnover and Change; Ages of Bureau Members; Tenure and Age of Comparable Bureau Officials; Ages of Middle Elite and Functional Specialists; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 2. Evaluating Citizen Performance at the Community Level: The Role of Party Affiliation in Yugoslavia; ALL CITIZENS. Civic AwarenessPerception of Efficacy; Participation; Evaluation of Government; LEAGUE MEMBERS, ALLIANCE MEMBERS, AND OTHER CITIZENS; LEADERSHIP INDICATORS IN THE LEAGUE; OUTSTANDING LEAGUE MEMBERS COMPARED TO OTHER MEMBERS; LEAGUE MEMBERS COMPARED TO OTHER CITIZENS; CONCLUSION: BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDES, AND AFFILIATION; NOTES; 3. Citizen Participation in Romania: The People's Council Deputy; BECOMING A DEPUTY; THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF DEPUTIES; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 4. Political Participation in the USSR: The Public Inspector; PUBLIC INSPECTORS; INSPECTOR-ADMINISTRATOR. SAFEGUARD OF CITIZEN INTERESTSTHE INSPECTOR'S INFLUENCE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; PART II The Role of Subnational Institutions in the Making and Implementation of Policy; 5. Commune Policies and Socioeconomic Parameters in Yugoslavia; THE YUGOSLAV SETTING; DATA AND METHODS; DEVELOPMENTAL CONTEXT; COMMUNE INITIATIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUMMARY; NOTES; 6. Polish Local Politics in Flux: Concentration or Deconcentration; POLITICS OF THE REFORMS; THE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS; THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; EVALUATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM; NOTES; 7. Decentralization and Control in Chinese Local Administration. THE PREFECTORAL ROLEDECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL AUTONOMY; THE PREFECTORAL ROLE IN PRACTICE; CAUSES AND REMEDIES; LOCAL REFORMS: 1965 AND 1972; THE SUCCESS OF THE REFORMS; NOTES; Conclusion Participatory and Policymaking Dilemmas in Local Communist Politics; PARTICIPATION AND ITS LIMITS; POLICYMAKING AND ITS CONSTRAINTS; SUMMARY; NOTES; Index. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813156422 9780813113982 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communist state.<br/>Local government--Communist countries.<br/>Political participation--Communist countries.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC474  / .L633 1980