scholarly journals Model migration schedules: an application using data for the Soviet Union

1978 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrei Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Model Migration ◽  
Using Data

Redefining the Political System of the USSR: Mass Support for Political Change

1992 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 857-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada W. Finifter ◽  
Ellen Mickiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Political System ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Political ◽  
Opinion Survey ◽  
Core Component ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Cross Tabulation ◽  
Using Data ◽  
New Institutions

Using data from a national public opinion survey carried out in the Soviet Union during November and December 1989, we explore two attitudes relevant to the revolutionary changes there: (1) attitudes toward change and political democracy and (2) attitudes toward a core component of socialist ideology, the locus of responsibility for social well-being (the state or individuals?). These variables are unrelated, with the sample relatively evenly divided among the intersecting cells of a cross tabulation. While social conflict may be mitigated by the small sizes of absolutely opposing groups, consensus may also be hard to reach. Ethnicity, education, income, age, party membership, and life satisfaction have important effects on these attitudes. We discuss how attitude patterns in our data may be related to the disintegration of the Soviet Union and to problems faced by the independent successor states as they develop new institutions and foster new values.

scholarly journals Intrastate Dynamics in the Context of Hegemonic Decline: A Case Study of China’s Arms Transfer Regime

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhifan Luo
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Arms Transfers ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Peace Research ◽  
The World ◽  
Arms Exports ◽  
Military Expenditures ◽  
Using Data

The decline of a hegemon can create openings for lesser powers to expand their influence in the world-system. Is this what China is currently attempting to do? This paper contributes to this on-going debate by examining China’s arms transfer activities from a historical perspective. Using data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute arms transfer database and the World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers database, I argue that the Chinese arms transfer regime has evolved through three phases. In Phase One, China used gifts of arms to compete with the Soviet Union and to expand influence among Third World countries. In Phase Two, China used arms exports mainly to assist national developmental projects. Only evidence in Phase Three supports the emergence of a global strategy that attempts to extend China’s economic, political, and possibly military outreach. This paper suggests that though China has not yet become a contender for world hegemony as Arrighi argues (2007), China has formulated a globally-focused agenda which, in the medium-term, could extend its influence in regions where U.S. domination is relatively weak.

The Defense-Growth Relationship: An Economic Investigation into Post-Soviet States

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce D McDonald ◽  
Robert J Eger
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Defense Spending ◽  
Growth Effect ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

An important question stemming from the collapse of the Soviet Union is how defense spending has influenced the economic performance of the 15 member states since their establishment as market economies. This study furthers the understanding of the relationship between defense spending and economic growth using data from the states of the former Soviet Union from 1992 to 2007. A nonlinear production function was used for direct effects, and models of investment and employment were employed for indirect effects. Contrary to expectations, the findings show that continued reliance on the defense sector in post-Soviet states has helped overall economic growth. Similarly, the growth effect of defense spending has remained nearly constant since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Risk and information use in two competing fleets: Russian and Cuban exploitation of silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis)

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 1275-1286 ◽  
Author(s):  
D M Gillis ◽  
M A Showell
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Fleet Size ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Catch Rates ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Silver Hake ◽  
Merluccius Bilinearis ◽  
Fish Abundances

Information exchange should influence the ability of individual vessels to exploit fish aggregations, ultimately influencing fishing efficiency. We examined this hypothesis using data from Cuban and Russian vessels pursuing silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) on the Scotian Shelf from 1989 to 1993. Cuban fleet size and organization were similar among the years, while the Russian fleet decreased in size and became profit driven during this time. Changing fish abundances prevent direct comparisons of fishing success between years, but the relative performance of the nations provided a basis for interannual comparison of fishing success. The risk of gear damage during a trawl differed between the nations in the years studied. From 1989 to 1992, vessel performance improved after a move of over 20 nautical miles, but this trend was absent from the 1993 data. When movements were separated into potential tactics, moving to an area where other ships were fishing was most common, suggesting the use of public information. Russian vessels were significantly less mobile than Cubans immediately following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and their seasonal catch rates were typically lower. In the following year, Russians were more mobile than Cubans and their seasonal performance was comparable.

Review of Social Thought in the Soviet Union.

1969 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 516-516
Author(s):  
Morton Deutsch
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Social Thought ◽  
The Soviet Union
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