People's councils in session : notes on Romanian observations

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Daniel N. Nelson

Abstract

People’s councils constitute a vital link of the citizenry of communist
states, but they have been little studied by scholars of non-communist nations.
As a result of systematic observations of Romanian people’s council sessions
and their executive organs, an opportunity was gained to record the events of
such meetings, to derive intra-national comparisons, and to offer tentative
assessments about council activities. Inferences are drawn from observations
about independent variables which may account for differences in the degree
of conflict and leadership role distinctions among local units.

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