Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Uppsala universitet, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-429) and index.
Foreword / Seymore Martin Lipset -- pt. I. Theory -- Ch. 1. The Collapse -- Ch. 2. The Main Framework -- pt. II. The Underlying Causes of the Collapse -- Ch. 3. The Economic Situation -- Ch. 4. Implementing Economic Reforms -- Ch. 5. The Rise of Gorbachev and the Fall of Legitimacy -- pt. III. Differences in the Process of Collapse -- Ch. 6. Regime Policy Before 1988 -- Ch. 7. Civil Society and the Degree of Liberalization -- Ch. 8. Social Movements Before 1988 -- Ch. 9. Institutional Compromise -- Ch. 10. Non-violent Revolutions -- Ch. 11. Summary of the Model -- Epilogue: The Rightwing Shift after 1989.