Political Economy of Stalinism Evidence from the Soviet Secret Archives

Name: Political Economy of Stalinism Evidence from the Soviet Secret Archives
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ISBN: 9780521533676

ISBN-10: 0521533678

ISBN-13: 9780521533676

Edition: 2003

Authors: Paul R. Gregory

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This book uses the formerly secret Soviet state and Communist Party archives to describe the creation and operations of the Soviet administrative command system. It concludes that the system failed not because of the 'jockey'(i.e. Stalin and later leaders) but because of the 'horse' (the economic system). Although Stalin was the system's prime architect, the system was managed by thousands of 'Stalins' in a nested dictatorship. The core values of the Bolshevik Party dictated the choice of the administrative command system, and the system dictated the political victory of a Stalin-like figure. This study pinpoints the reasons for the failure of the system - poor planning, unreliable…

Book details

List price: $60.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/27/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 322
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.02" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




The jockey or the horse?



Collectivization, accumulation, and power



The principles of governance



Investment, wages, and fairness



Visions and control figures



Planners versus producers



Creating Soviet industry



Operational planning



Ruble control: money, prices, and budgets



The destruction of the Soviet administrative command economy