Soviet economic development /

Hutchings, Raymond.

Soviet economic development / Raymond Hutchings. - 2nd edition. - New York : New York University Press, 1982. - xiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Tables include detailed economic statistics

Includes bibliographical references and indices.

Part I. The setting: Chapter 1: Geography and natural resources -- Chapter 2: Russian economic history until 1913 -- Chapter 3: Marxism as a background to Soviet economic history. Part II. Economic development since 1913: Chapter 4: War, revolution and war communism -- Chapter 5: NEP and post-war restoration -- Chapter 6: The Five-Year Plan -- Chapter 7: Progress and catastrophe: 1933-45 -- Chapter 8: Since 1945. Part III: Organization and planning -- Chapter 9: Population and labour force -- Chapter 10: Agricultural organization and policy -- Chapter 11: Industrial structure -- Chapter 12: Economic planning -- Chapter 13: The financial system. Part IV: Levers of development: Chapter 14: The budget -- Chapter 15: Investment planning and practice -- Chapter 16: Location policy -- Chapter 17: Foreign trade -- Chapter 18: Technological imports and innovation. Part V: Growth -- Chapter 19: Sources of information -- Chapter 20: Growth series -- Chapter 21: Alternative approaches to calculation of growth -- Chapter 22: Reasons for growth -- Chapter 23: Latest trends and the future.

"Soviet Economic Development is a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to the Soviet economy and the forces that have promoted or retarded its development. Basing his analysis on original research, Dr. Hutchings examines the economy both chronologically and by subject, and brings to light broad trends as well as much fascinating detail. This highly- acclaimed study has been thoroughly revised and updated for its second edition. There are new chapters on technological imports and innovation and latest trends and the future while fresh statistical data illuminate recent economic events." --From the book cover

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HC 335 / .H9 1982

330.947/08