Peaceful and Violent Transformations Bunce 1999 Overview

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What is the main focus of the text?

The success of communism's economic model

The collapse of communism (correct)

The violent dissolution of Yugoslavia

The impact of globalization on economies

Why did the West experience a deep crisis in the 1970s?

As a result of excessive state intervention

Because of the impact of globalization

Due to the failure of the knowledge economy

Because of the end of Fordism (correct)

What does the text suggest about communism's economic success?

It was based on mass production and consumption

It was dependent on heavy state intervention

It was viable only until the 1970s

It was dependent on a particular stage of industrial development (correct)

What characterized the growth restoration in the West after the 1970s crisis?

Knowledge economy and neoliberalism Signup and view all the answers

Why did communism's economic success appear viable from 1930 to 1960?

Due to mass production units Signup and view all the answers

What does the text propose about the exhaustion of growth based on mass production and consumption?

It marked the end of Fordism in the West Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the reasons for the collapse of 'Actually' existing socialism, according to Swain and Swain?

Promises of equality and solidarity proved to be hollow Signup and view all the answers

According to Bunce's book 'Subversive Institutions', what is the paradox of communist institutions?

Communist institutions were ideally structured to work and reproduce themselves, but they functioned to undermine economic growth Signup and view all the answers

What was the aim of the Communist Mission as mentioned in the text?

To transform society and achieve rapid economic growth Signup and view all the answers

Why did some state dissolutions during the collapse of socialist states turn violent, according to Bunce's book 'Subversive Institutions'?

Due to the extraordinary institutional penetration of party-state Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the real effects of communist institutions mentioned in the text?

Homogenizing society and creating uniform experiences for all Signup and view all the answers

What is cited as one of the reasons for the collapse of the communist system according to Swain and Swain?

Loss of legitimation due to disjuncture between ideology and economic inability Signup and view all the answers

According to Bunce's book 'Subversive Institutions', why did communism as such collapse?

'Socialism in Europe was ideally structured to reproduce itself', but over time its institutional framework functioned to undermine economic growth Signup and view all the answers

What led to the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact according to Bunce's book 'Subversive Institutions'?

'Extraordinary institutional penetration of party-state' Signup and view all the answers

What was a result of economic restructuring and austerity measures in Latin America in the 1980s?

Rise in unemployment Signup and view all the answers

What was a common protest theme in Eastern Europe in the 1990s and Latin America in the 1980s?

Privatization Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason for the silent protests in Eastern Europe between 1989 and 1993?

'Informal exit' to the informal economy Signup and view all the answers

What did the text propose as a reason for further decline in democracy?

Economic crisis and early neoliberal reforms Signup and view all the answers

What characterized the protests in Eastern Europe between 1989 and 1993?

Protest-voting in the elections Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest as a factor contributing to low level equilibrium?