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Philip Hanson is a jazz fan, a cricket fan and a Russia-watcher. He
has also been a husband for many years and is the father of two
sons who are, leta s face it, middle-aged, though youa d never know
it. So now he is getting on a bit. His employment record suggests
restlessness: the Treasury, Foreign Office, UN, Radio Liberty,
Harvard, Michigan and Kyoto, among others. In fact, he fitted in
about thirty yearsa work at Birmingham University a " enough to
make anyone restless. Expelled from Moscow in 1971, he persisted in
studying the Russian economy; eventually the Soviets let him back
in. His memoir is a record of people, places, events and ideas. It
even contains bits on cricket and jazz.
Series Information: Harwood Fundamentals of Pure & Applied Economics
This title was first published in 1974.
Why did the Soviet economic system fall apart? Did the economy simply overreach itself through military spending? Was it the centrally-planned character of Soviet socialism that was at fault? Or did a potentially viable mechanism come apart in Gorbachev's clumsy hands? Does its failure mean that true socialism is never economically viable? The economic dimension is at the very heart of the Russian story in the twentieth century. Economic issues were the cornerstone of soviet ideology and the soviet system, and economic issues brought the whole system crashing down in 1989-91. This book is a record of what happened, and it is also an analysis of the failure of Soviet economics as a concept.
Why did the Soviet economic system fall apart? Did the economy
simply overreach itself through military spending? Was it the
centrally-planned character of Soviet socialism that was at fault?
Or did a potentially viable mechanism come apart in Gorbachev's
clumsy hands? Does its failure mean that true socialism is never
economically viable? The economic dimension is at the very heart of
the Russian story in the twentieth century. Economic issues were
the cornerstone of soviet ideology and the soviet system, and
economic issues brought the whole system crashing down in 1989-91.
This book is a record of what happened, and it is also an analysis
of the failure of Soviet economics as a concept.
A systematic comparison of the institutions and incentive systems
governing the processes of technological invention, innovation and
diffusion in advanced market and centrally planned economies.
This title was first published in 1974.
Since the demise of communism, Russia has become increasingly
disparate. Some regions have grown in strength while others have
been less successful. This book examines regional patterns of
economic change in Russia by addressing questions such as: * Is
Russia a single economic area? * Why are regional economic
inequalities increasing? * Are there significant regional
differences in the economic regime? * What influence do leaders
have in their own regions, and on federal economic policies? * To
what extent do central policymakers affect regional outcomes? * How
are Russian regions affected by their new openness to foreign trade
and investment? Based on research carried out by an international
and interdisciplinary group of experts, this book analyses case
studies from eight regions as well as testing hypotheses on data
for the 77 main administrative regions. It will be of immense value
to academics, those working for government and non-government
agencies, and business people.
Who rules Russia? This question is generated by President Vladimir
Putin's most ambitious reform program to date-his attempt since
2000 to reshape the Russian federation, centralize much of the
power lost by the Kremlin to the eighty-nine regional governors
during the 1990s, and strengthen his weak grip on Russia's
institutions and political elite. In The Dynamics of Russian
Politics Russian and Western authors from the fields of political
science, economics, ethnology, law, and journalism examine the
reform's impact on key areas of Russian life, including big
business, law enforcement, corruption, political party development,
health care, local government, small business, and ethnic
relations. Volume I presents the historical context and an overview
of the reforms, then tracks how Putin's plans were implemented and
resisted across each of the seven new federal okrugs, or
megaregions, into which he divided Russia. In particular, the
authors analyze the goals and contrasting political styles of his
seven commissars and how their often-concealed struggles with the
more independent and determined governors played out. Volume II
examines the impact of these reforms on Russia's main political
institutions; the increasingly assertive business community; and
the defense, police, and security ministries. It also analyzes how
the reforms have affected such key policy areas as local
government, health care, political party development, the battle
against corruption, small business, ethnic relations, and the
ongoing Chechen war. Together, the two volumes simultaneously
reveal that Putin's successes have been much more limited and
ambiguous than is widely believed in the West while offering
detailed and nuanced answers to the difficult but crucial question:
Who rules Russia?
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Analyzes the nature of power in the USSR and its evolution since
the Bolshevik Revolution. The main thrust of this work, however, is
in tracing the fragmentation of power since Gorbachev introduced
his reforms and examining the changes in the power structure as a
result of perestroika.
This book is a collection of fascinating articles on the Soviet
economy by an eminent economist. Most were written as current
commentaries and were meant to report and to interpret developments
in the Soviet economy under Gorbachev more or less as they
occurred. Some other articles contain reflections on more than a
particular event or a particular Soviet debate. In general, the
articles were written for readers who were not necessarily either
economists or Sovietologists, and they offer important insight to
the yet ongoing transition of the Soviet economy to a market
economy.
This book is a collection of fascinating articles on the Soviet
economy by an eminent economist. Most were written as current
commentaries and were meant to report and to interpret developments
in the Soviet economy under Gorbachev more or less as they
occurred. Some other articles contain reflections on more than a
particular event or a particular Soviet debate. In general, the
articles were written for readers who were not necessarily either
economists or Sovietologists, and they offer important insight to
the yet ongoing transition of the Soviet economy to a market
economy.
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