Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society- Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian Foreign Policies II East-West Relations in Europe and the Political Economy of the Communist Bloc, 19711991

This collection of studies investigates the political economy of international relations between the Soviet bloc and West European countries, both individually and cohering as the European Economic Community / European Communities. It spans the entire post-Stalin era, focusing on the 1970s and 1980s. The works examine international trade patterns in East-West relations; Soviet views of West European integration and their influence on practice, also for the bloc as a whole; and reciprocal effects on Soviet domestic politics and foreign policy more under Gorbachev and in historical perspective. Extensive references make this volume a handbook which is of interest not only to researchers, but also to university students and the general public.