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Soviets, a Mechanism of Control

Soviets, a Mechanism of Control 347 SOVIETS, A MECHANISM OF CONTROL MAX E. MOTE Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada If we ask what it is that controls persons working in the various institutions of a given country, we are confronted with a difficult question. A proper answer would require analysis developed from a variety of disciplines - law, economics, sociology, psychology - to name the most prominent. The answer would be a long one. But particular aspects of this universal question are important in their own right and can be answered more easily: this article will explore the place of local soviets as yet another control mechanism among a very broad range of control devices utilized by the Soviet government. The type of control referred to throughout should be read in the milder Russian sense of supervision or checking (kontrol') and not in the more dominating English sense of exercising directing or restraining power (which would be closer to rukovodit' or upravliat'). 1. Ordinary Controls First of all, there is in the Soviet Union a large number of controls operating in the national economy that are not different from those utilized in western countries. One may http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Review of Socialist Law (in 1992 continued as Review of Central and East European Law) Brill

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Brill
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© 1983 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0165-0300
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1875-2985
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10.1163/187529883X00298
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347 SOVIETS, A MECHANISM OF CONTROL MAX E. MOTE Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada If we ask what it is that controls persons working in the various institutions of a given country, we are confronted with a difficult question. A proper answer would require analysis developed from a variety of disciplines - law, economics, sociology, psychology - to name the most prominent. The answer would be a long one. But particular aspects of this universal question are important in their own right and can be answered more easily: this article will explore the place of local soviets as yet another control mechanism among a very broad range of control devices utilized by the Soviet government. The type of control referred to throughout should be read in the milder Russian sense of supervision or checking (kontrol') and not in the more dominating English sense of exercising directing or restraining power (which would be closer to rukovodit' or upravliat'). 1. Ordinary Controls First of all, there is in the Soviet Union a large number of controls operating in the national economy that are not different from those utilized in western countries. One may

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Review of Socialist Law (in 1992 continued as Review of Central and East European Law) – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1983

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