Publisher's Synopsis
This volume is based on Mikhail Gorbachev's statements at home and abroad, incorporating the essence of his speeches and writings. It explains the nature and goals of the economic and political reforms now under way in the USSR, a new approach to the concept of socialist development and the radical changes in the system of international relations.;With great headway made in political matters and little success in the economy, Mikhail Gorbachev presides over a volatile situation he himself gave rise to when he embarked upon "perestroika" (restructuring) and "glasnost (freedom of information and speech). Amid industrial unrest and ethnic strife, erring, failing and making gains, cheered abroad and chided at home, he steers his course stubbornly towards what should be "democratic socialism" politically and "market socialism" economically in a pluralist multiparty society.;This collection, spanning the period from 1988 to 1990, includes Mikhail Gorbachev's statements dealing with the paramount issues of domestic and foreign policy. They are arranged thematically, keeping in view also the chronological aspect.;The second part of the volume features Gorbachev's address to the United Nations General Assembly, his statement at Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, unveiling a peace initiative in the Asia-Pacific region, and his address to the Global Forum on Environment and Development for Survival.
