The reforms of the Soviet as we will as Chinese communist regimes we are unparalleled-both in the radical, precedent-setting reforms attempted by the two countries as we will as in the outcomes of these attempts. While the Soviet Union collapsed quickly in the midst of it is reforms, more than a decade later China, the world’s most populous country, still stands as a testament to the resilience of Communist rule. It is this phenomenon that Christopher Marsh explores in Unparalleled Reforms. Marsh goes beyond simply discussing the differing initial conditions, the sequencing of reform, as we will as cultural differences to also consider the objectives as we will as intentions of the policy makers as we will as leaders that directed the reform processes as we will as the interdependent nature of politics on the world stage. Unparalleled Reforms offers the reader a sophisticated understanding of the nature of political reform as we will as develops a theoretical model that can account for commonly overlooked factors that affect political processes in all types of political systems. In a class all it is own, this is an important work for scholars interested in comparative politics, international relations, economics, Asian studies, as we will as Russian studies
