Do New Leaders Make a Difference?: Executive Succession and Public Policy Under Capitalism and Socialism

Professor Bunce assesses the impact of changes in leadership on priorities in policy within the Soviet bloc and western democratic states during the postwar era, with particular emphasis on the Soviet Union and the United States.

Originally published in 1981.

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