Russia's Economic Transitions: From Late Tsarism to the New Millennium

by Nicolas Spulber

Overview

This book is concerned with Russia's economic transition from a predominantly feudal economy to a capitalist economy; from an economy based on private ownership, to one based exclusively on state ownership, and finally, from the latter back to private ownership and market-directed relations. These transitions have generated much thought not only in economics, but in history, political science and sociology. Current research in economic transition is commanding great interest; as it reviews methods and outcomes of privatization, along with a variety of problems in economic growth, industrial organization, public economics, international finance and monetary economics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521024587
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/09/2006
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.06(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. The Tsarist Economic Transition; Section 1. State Economy and Society: 1. The socio-economic framework; 2. The transition issues; 3. The economic policies; Section 2. Sectoral Growth and Change: 4. The problems of agriculture; 5. The industrial changes; 6. Domestic and foreign trade; Section 3. Social Accounting: 7. Money and banking; 8. State finance; 9. Overall view; Part II. The Soviet Economic Transition; Section 1. State Economy and Society: 10. The socio-economic framework; 11. The transition issues; 12. The economic policies; Section 2. Sectoral Growth and Change: 13. The problems of agriculture; 14. The industrial changes; 15. Domestic and foreign trade; Section 3. Social Accounting: 16. Money and banking; 17. State finance; 18. Overall view; Part III. The Post Soviet Economic Transition; Section 1. State Economy and Society: 19. The socio-economic framework; 20. The transition issues; 21. The economic policies; Section 2. Sectoral Growth and Change: 22. The problems of agriculture; 23. The industrial changes; 24. Domestic and foreign trade; Section 3. Social Accounting: 25. Money and banking; 26. State finance; 27. Overall view; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"The author traces Russia's three major transformations between the early 1860s and 2000: the partial breakup of the feudal system under tsarism; the system of state ownership after 1917; and the basics of private ownership beginning in the early 1990s." Business Horizons

"The book is a massive undertaking, covering almost two centuries. Spulber is attempting to look at the three major transitions of Russian economic history—the decision to ‘modernize' after the Crimean War, the Soviet industrialization drive and ensuing modernization of the Soviet Union, and the Russian transition after 1991. It is a monumental scholarly effort. No one else has tried such a project, so it will stand alone." Paul R. Gregory, University of Houston, Texas

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