Synopses & Reviews
Review
"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
Review
"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
Synopsis
Examines the three major transformations that the country underwent from the early 1860s to 2000. The three transitions originated within different socio-economic settings, but have had a similar primary goal, namely the changing of the economy's ownership pattern in the hopes of providing a better basis for subsequent development.
Table of Contents
Preface; Part I. The Tsarist Economic Transition: i. State Economy and Society: 1. The socio-economic framework; 2. The transition issues; 3. The economic policies; ii. Sectoral Growth and Change: 4. The problems of agriculture; 5. The industrial changes; 6. Domestic and foreign trade; iii. Social Accounting: 7. Money and banking; 8. State finance; 9. Overall view; Part II. The Soviet Economic Transition: i. State Economy and Society: 10. The socio-economic framework; 11. The transition issues; 12. The economic policies; ii. Sectoral Growth and Change: 13. The problems of agriculture; 14. The industrial changes; 15. Domestic and foreign trade; iii. Social Accounting: 16. Money and banking; 17. State finance; 18. Overall view; Part III. The Post Soviet Economic Transition: i. State Economy and Society: 19. The socio-economic framework; 20. The transition issues; 21. The economic policies; ii. Sectoral Growth and Change: 22. The problems of agriculture; 23. The industrial changes; 24. Domestic and foreign trade; iii. Social Accounting: 25. Money and banking; 26. State finance; 27. Overall view; Index.