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Introduction | |
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The Grandeur and the Fall of Empires | |
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Modern Economic Growth and the Era of Empires | |
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Crisis and the Dismantling of Overseas Empires | |
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Problems of Dissolving Territorially Integrated Empires | |
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The Yugoslav Tragedy | |
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Authoritarian Regimes: The Causes of Instability | |
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Challenges in the Early Stages of Modern Economic Growth and Authoritarianism | |
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The Instability of Authoritarian Regimes | |
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Mechanisms of the Collapse of Authoritarianism | |
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The Oil Curse | |
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The Spanish Prologue | |
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Resource Wealth and Economic Development | |
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Specifics of the Oil Market | |
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Regulating the Oil Market in the Twentieth Century | |
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Challenges Related to Price Fluctuations of Commodities: Mexico and Venezuela | |
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In Search of a Way Out: A Response to the Dangers of Unstable Commodity Pricing | |
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Cracks in the Foundation: The Soviet Union in the Early 1980s | |
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Growing Problems and Bad Decisions | |
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Food Supply Problems | |
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Food Shortages-A Strategic Challenge | |
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The USSR as the Largest Importer of Food | |
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Oil in Western Siberia: The Illusion of Salvation | |
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A Drop in Oil Prices: The Final Blow | |
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The Collapse of the USSR: The Unexpected Becomes the Rule | |
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The Political Economy of External Shocks | |
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Deteriorating Conditions for Foreign Trade: Political Alternatives | |
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The USSR and the Drop in Oil Prices: The Essence of the Choice | |
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A Series of Mistakes | |
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Mounting Problems in the Soviet Economy | |
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The Hard Currency Crisis | |
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Economic and Political Liberalization against the Background of the Hard Currency and Financial Problems | |
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Development of the Crisis in the Socialist System | |
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Political Credits | |
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The Price of Compromise | |
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The Crisis of the Empire and the Nationality Question | |
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Loss of Control over the Economic and Political Situation | |
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The Currency Crisis | |
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From Crisis to Catastrophe | |
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"Extraordinary Efforts" instead of Reforms | |
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On the Brink of Default | |
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On the Path to State Bankruptcy | |
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The Grain Problem | |
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Prices Skyrocket | |
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Money and the Fate of the Empire | |
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The Fall | |
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The Political Economy of the Failed Coup | |
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Political Death Throes | |
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Political Disintegration: Economic Consequences | |
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A Civilized Divorce | |
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Afterword | |
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Notes | |
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Index | |