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A Case Study CIA and the Fall of the Soviet Empire: The ...
www.cia.govJun 01, 1995 · described rising social tensions within the Soviet Union, a slowdown in economic growth, reduced rates of growth in military spending, emerging ethnic movements, changes in Soviet Third World policy and, after 1989, the ad hoc nature of Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership. CIA defenders—they included many senior policymakers in the Reagan and Bush
Chapter 2 Theories of Economic Development
www.cicgeounit2.weebly.comOn the way to achieve rapid economic growth, countries around the ... 2.2 Goals of Economic Development 13. Although early economists included the natural environment in their economic analysis, environmentalism only drew international attention in the 1960s (Pearce ... The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and
India’s new Asia-Pacific strategy: Modi acts East
www.lowyinstitute.orgcrisis drove India to search for economic opportunities in more dynamic parts of Asia. In addition, the Look East policy was driven by three specific factors. The collapse of the Soviet Union created a strategic and economic vacuum for India, and the end of Cold War bipolarity reduced the relevance of India’s non-aligned stance.
The rise and decline of the Soviet economy
content.csbs.utah.eduMany scholars of the Soviet Union would disagree in judging Soviet economic performance a ‘success’ for three reasons: ~1! political repression and the famine mortality following the collectivization of agriculture,~2! negligible growth in con-sumption, and ~3! the failure of the Soviet Union to achieve a western standard of living.
The Afghanistan war and the breakdown of the Soviet Union
faculty.washington.eduthe Soviet economy had stopped growing almost entirely and that economic impera-tives led to its collapse. Since the Soviet economy could not meet the demand for consumer goods from the rising urban middle class, it began losing their support.10 Incremental economic and political reforms were sabotaged by an alliance of