Socialist Internationalism, World Capitalism, and the Global South: Soviet Foreign Economic Policy and India in Times of Cold War and Decolonization, 1950s–1960s

IF 0.7 2区历史学 Q1 HISTORY

Journal of World History Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.1353/jwh.2021.0032

A. Hilger

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Abstract:This paper discusses Indo-Soviet economic relations as one aspect of international relations between the empire Soviet Union and the nation-state India. The discussion goes beyond classic Cold War interpretations. The paper analyzes complex interrelations and contradictions of Cold War, Decolonization, and global economic conditions. The analysis shows that Soviet expectations tended to overlook socialist-capitalist interdependencies as well as the decisive influence of Indian aims and activities. Nehru's so-called socialistic pattern of society did not replicate the Soviet model. Moscow expected the economic cooperation to propel socialist developments in India. At the same time, it should provide the socialist world with necessary support for its competition with the West. These different aims and motivations led to lasting contradictions and incompatibilities in economic relations. The paper focuses on central characteristics of Soviet approaches. It reconstructs main fields and practices of Indo-Soviet economic cooperation, analyses inherent contradictions, and discusses results and implications.

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社会主义国际主义、世界资本主义和全球南方:冷战和非殖民化时期的苏联对外经济政策和印度，1950 - 1960

摘要：本文论述了作为帝国苏联与民族国家印度国际关系的一个方面的印苏经济关系。这场讨论超越了冷战时期的经典解读。本文分析了冷战、非殖民化和全球经济状况之间复杂的相互关系和矛盾。分析表明，苏联的期望倾向于忽视社会主义资本主义的相互依存关系，以及印度目标和活动的决定性影响。尼赫鲁所谓的社会主义社会模式并没有复制苏联模式。莫斯科方面预计，经济合作将推动印度的社会主义发展。同时，它应该为社会主义世界与西方的竞争提供必要的支持。这些不同的目的和动机导致了经济关系中持久的矛盾和不相容。本文着重论述了苏联方法的核心特征。它重构了印苏经济合作的主要领域和实践，分析了内在矛盾，并讨论了结果和启示。

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