By Echezona, Nduba C.
ing of society: its politics, economy and social relations. The poiitical dimensions of Perestroikaaffect leadership and the political process. It calls for leadership based on popular mandate and popular choice. It also involves the formation and existence of organizalions outside the pale of communist parties in communist states. Restructuring also affects the 'economy by loosing up a bit on state control of the means of production, distribution and exchange; extending individual and family participation in economic act~itesa; nd stressing a little more the production and distribution of more consumer goods and services. In the social sphere, perestroika stresses individual participation n decision-making expecially in political'participation ar;d decision-making;
in open epressions of ideas; and in clear choises of persons, ideas and products