Why communism did not collapse: understanding authoritarian regime resilience in Asia and Europe

Abstract

Part I. Reform and Resilience: 1. Understanding communist collapse and resilience Martin K. Dimitrov 2. Resilience and collapse in China and the Soviet Union Thomas Bernstein Part II. Ideology and Resilience: 3. Ideological erosion and the breakdown of communist regimes Vladimir Tismaneanu 4. Ideological introversion and regime survival: North Korea's 'our-style socialism' Charles Armstrong Part III. Contagion and Resilience: 5. Bringing down dictators: waves of democratic change in communist and postcommunist Europe and Eurasia Valerie J. Bunce and Sharon L. Wolchik 6. The dynamics of contagion in the Soviet Bloc and the impact on regime survival Mark Kramer Part IV. Inclusion and Resilience: 7. Authoritarian survival, resilience, and the selectorate theory Mary Gallagher and Jonathan Hanson 8. Cause or consequence? Private-sector development and communist resilience in China Kellee S. Tsai Part V. Accountability and Resilience: 9. Vietnam through Chinese eyes: divergent accountability in single-party regimes Regina Abrami, Edmund Malesky and Yu Zheng 10. Vertical accountability in communist regimes: the role of citizen complaints in Bulgaria and China Martin K. Dimitrov 11. Conclusion: whither communist regime resilience Martin K. Dimitrov.