f the regime that governs them, or through peoples' behavior. Behavior is probably a better gauge than orientation, since many people are apt to either intentionally or unintentionally misrepresent their true feelings in answering questions. Some good indicators of legitimacy are a country's crime rate, the number of police officers per capita, the number of people wanting to leave the country, the number of people who belong to dissident movements, and the number of political prisoners.
Unfortunately, this paper is unable to use any of these indicators, since there are currently no data available on them from the Soviet Union. Therefore, it must rely on indirect indicators. It is the assumption of this paper that legitimacy and effectiveness are two mutually related and interdependent concepts. To the extent that a government can satisfy the basic needs and desires of its citizens, the ruled are more likely to accept their ruler's power as right and proper. In this paper, the following director indicators of effectiveness will be used to indirect
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