Socialism, Perestroika, And The Dilemmas Of Soviet Economic Reform

by John E Tedstrom

Overview

This book highlights that Soviet economic planners and politicians must come to recognize the need to make fundamental changes, not simply incremental refinements, in the failing Soviet system. It examines the dynamics of the process of perestroika and the complexity of individual economic issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367303211
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/13/2021
Pages:	239
Product dimensions:	5.62(w) x 9.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword — Introduction — How to Think about Perestorika — Redefining Socialism in the USSR — The NEP, Perestroika, and the Problem of Alternatives — Ownership Issues in Perestroika — Lessons from Eastern Europe — The Reemergence of Soviet Cooperatives — Is There a “Privatization” of Soviet Agriculture? — Perestorika and Innovation in Soviet Industry — Prospects for Commodity and Financial Exchanges — Retail Price Reform and the Soviet Consumer — Perestroika and Social Entitlements

Editorial Reviews

Published in cooperation with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a collection of 11 papers from a 1989 conference in Munich on the Soviet economic changes under perestroika. Generally recommends more, deeper, and faster changes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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