Local Government in the Soviet Union

Problems of Implementation and Control

Cameron Ross

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Routledge
01 August 2025

European history; Marxism & Communism; Political structure & processes; Regional government policies

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Politics

Local Government in the Soviet Union (1987) analyses the Soviet Union’s limited success in improving local government between in the 1960s to 1980s, as the country made a drive toward centralized policy control. It examines the institutional framework and changes in crucial policy areas, and argues that a fragmented vertical power structure involving the three bureaucracies of Party, ministries and the city and regional soviets was unproductive. It shows how group interests moulded and adapted policies and how the Party’s initiative in centralizing policy was thwarted. It also outlines the significance of the industrial base in determining local budgets and the provision of amenities, as opposed to overtly political factors.

By: Cameron Ross
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032675442
ISBN 10: 1032675446
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Politics
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 01 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. Party–State Relations 2. Local Budgets in the Soviet Union 3. Drawing up the Budget 4. Local Soviets and Planning in the Soviet Union 5. Local Soviets and the Planning of Housing 6. Problems of Implementation and Control in Soviet Local Government