Machine derived contents note: 1. The background to the emergence of the structural crisis -- Part I. The Collapse of the Old State (January-December 1974): 2. The urban uprising of January to June 1974 -- 3. The turning of an urban movement into a junta dictatorship -- Part II. The Formative Years of the Post Revolutionary Order (December 1974-February): 4. The socio-economic reforms of 1975 -- 5. The upsurge of political organisations -- 6. Scientific socialism and the structure of government -- 7. From a junta to an autocratic dictatorship -- Part III. Consolidation of Power (February 1977-September 1987): 8. The elimination of internal and external threats to Mengistu's power -- 9. The formation of the Workers Party of Ethiopia -- 10. The 1987 constitution of PDRE: the formalization of the party/state -- 11. Conclusion
