Description
Book SynopsisThe Soviet Economy is a well informed work which seeks to acquaint students with the structure and problems of the economy of the USSR, analysing the practical and theoretical problems within the institutional structure of the Soviet system.
Trade Review'The most balanced attempt yet in the English language to describe the Soviet economy as it is ... sane and perceptive analysis.' - The Economist
'There has been nothing in English ... to compare with this book for scholarship and honesty.' - Times Educational Supplement
'The pride and joy of this year's publishing on the Soviet Union.' - David Shapiro, Time and Tide
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why and how Part I: Structure 1. Productive enterprises 3. Administration, planning, policy decision Introduction: The nature of the task 4. Public finance and credit 5. Wages and prices Part II: Problems 6. The changing nature of problems 7. Micro-economic problems 8. Planning and investment 9. The pricing of factors of production 10. Trends towards reform Part III: Concepts And Ideas 11. Some basic concepts of Soviet economics 12. Soviet economics and economic laws 13. Assessment
