The Life and Times of Soviet Socialism

by Abu F. Dowlah, John E. Elliot

Overview

This description of real-world models and interpretive perspectives on Soviet economic and political theory and practice from 1917 through 1991 encompasses War Communism, New Economic Policy, Stalinism, and the reforms and debates of Krushchev, Brezhnev, and Gorbachev. The work focuses on political economy as contrasted with pure economy, and it is organized on a more or less historical basis. The work demonstrates the forces that led to the disintegration of the Soviet state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275956295
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/28/1997
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	1570L (what's this?)

About the Author

ALEX F. DOWLAH is Assistant Professor of Economics at SUNY-Canton. Dr. Dowlah has published a previous book called Soviet Political Economy in Transition: From Lenin to Gorbachev (Greenwood, 1992).

JOHN E. ELLIOTT is Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California. Dr. Elliott is the author of many books and jourbanal articles published in Quarterly Jourbanal of Economics, Economic Inquiry, History of Political Economy, Review of Social Economy, Jourbanal of Economic Issues, Jourbanal of Post Keynesian Economics and others.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
War Communism: Transitional Command Economy
New Economic Policy: Bolshevik Mixed Economy
Stalin and Totalitarian State-Directed Economy: Origins, Institutions, and Policies
Stalin and Totalitarian State-Directed Economy: Consequences and Contradictions
Krushchev and Authoritarian Reforms Economy
Brezhnev and Oligarchic Collectivism
Gorbachev and Democratizing Socialist Economy: Origins, Institutions, and Policies
Gorbachev and Democratizing Socialist Economy: Consequences and Contradictions
Disintegration of the Soviet Politico-Economic System
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

Making clear that they are not writing another obituary for a 74- year experiment they do not consider dead, two economists aspire to a comprehensive but reasonably succinct analysis of the Soviet politico-economic system. They chronicle the transitional war communism, Bolshevik mixed economy, Stalin and the totalitarian state-directed economy, Khrushchev's authoritarian reforms, Brezhnev and oligarchic collectivism, the democratizing socialism of Gorbachev, and the disintegration of the system. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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