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Author Davies, R. W. (Robert William), 1925- author

Title Soviet Economic Development from Lenin to Khrushchev / R. W. Davies
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998
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Description 1 online resource (128 pages)
Series New Studies in Economic and Social History ; no. 34
New studies in economic and social history ; no. 34
Summary This book provides a comprehensive survey of Soviet economic development from 1917 to 1965 in the context of the pre-revolutionary economy. In these years the Soviet Union negotiated the first stages of modern industrialisation and then, after the defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies, emerged as one of the two world superpowers. This was also the first attempt to construct a planned socialist order. These developments resulted in great economic achievements at great human cost. Using the results of recent Russian and Western research, Professor Davies discusses the inherent faults and strengths of the system, and pays particular attention to the major controversies. Was the Russian Revolution doomed to failure from the outset? Could the mixed economy of the 1920s have led to a democratic socialist economy? What was the influence of Soviet economic development on the rest of the world?
Notes Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
SUBJECT USSR -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125722
USSR -- Economic policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125731
USSR -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125764
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0511622333
9780511622335 (ebook)
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