Gorbachev's Third World Dilemmas

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An expansion of working papers presented at a Harvard conference, these nine essays present topical, mainstream analyses of Soviet policies regarding the Third World. The authors are cautious in their analyses and guarded in their conclusions, as if fearful of being overtaken by events. They fail to confront some vital questions: Who will advocate for the Third World poor in the absence of the Soviet Union? Whom will the First World blame for its own Third World failures in the absence of a Soviet threat? Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)