The political economy of Stalinism : evidence from the Soviet secret archives

The political economy of Stalinism : evidence from the Soviet secret archives / Paul R. Gregory.

Using formerly secret Soviet state and Communist Party archives to describe the Soviet administrative command system, this study concludes that the system failed not because of Stalin and later leaders, but because of the economic system. It pinpoints the reasons for failure such as poor planning, u...

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Main Author: Gregory, Paul R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Bureaucracy > Soviet Union > History > Sources.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
Bureaucracy
Economic history
Politics and government
Wirtschaftliche Lage
Geheimarchiv
Wirtschaftspolitik
Planeconomie.
Politieke aspecten.
Soviet Union > Economic conditions > Sources.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > Sources.
Soviet Union
Sowjetunion
Electronic books.
History
Sources
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Table of Contents:
  • The jockey or the horse?
  • Collectivization, accumulation, and power
  • The principles of governance
  • Investment, wages, and fairness
  • Visions and control figures
  • Planners versus producers
  • Creating Soviet industry
  • Operational planning
  • Ruble control : money, prices, and budgets
  • The destruction of the Soviet administrative-command economy.

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