Soviet Foreign Policy Towards East Germany

• Main Author: Megas, Achilleas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Contributions to Political Science,
• Subjects: Political science.; Comparative politics.; International relations.; International economics.; Political Science and International Relations.; International Relations.; International Economics.; Comparative Politics.

This book examines Soviet Foreign Policy towards East Germany in the late 1980s. By focusing on the complex interaction between domestic political thought and developments in the international system, the author illustrates the hierarchical relationship between the GDR and the USSR and offers differ...

Table of Contents:

• Preface.-1 Introduction
• 2 The Politics of Economy
• 3 Stating Policy Towards the GDR
• 4 The Interplay of Interactive Structures
• 5 Who Generates Policy?
• 6 Structures of Differentiation: The Split
• 7 Multiple Political Rivalry: Meaning and Significance
• 8 The Paradox of Policy Restructuring
• 9 Conclusion
• Index.