What was the ultimate goal of perestoika?

The ultimate goal of perestroika, initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s, was to reform the Soviet economic and political system to improve efficiency, transparency, and responsiveness. It aimed to decentralize economic control, introduce market-like reforms, and promote greater political openness through glasnost. These changes were intended to revitalize the stagnating Soviet economy and democratize the political landscape, ultimately seeking to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, the reforms inadvertently contributed to the union's disintegration.