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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820731403321

Autore

Barnett Vincent <1967->

Titolo

The revolutionary Russian economy, 1890-1940 : ideas, debates and alternatives / / Vincent Barnett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-134-38230-8

0-429-23320-5

0-203-35478-8

1-134-38231-6

1-280-07675-5

0-203-49096-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Collana

Routledge explorations in economic history ; ; 24

Disciplina

330.947/083

Soggetti

Russia Economic conditions 1861-1917

Soviet Union Economic conditions 1917-1945

Russia Economic policy 1861-1917

Soviet Union Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-139) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Timeline: Economic ideas and political events in Russia; Introduction to Russian economy; Tsarist economy, 1890  1913; Revolutionary economy, 1914  1921; Bolshevik economy, 1921  1929; Stalinist economy, 1929  1940; Conclusions for future economy; Notes; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

The pre-revolutionary Russian economy was backward and stagnant. Whatever the criticisms of the economy post-revolution, the turnaround in terms of growth and output was staggering. This book looks at the alternatives to Stalin's reform program that had such tragic outcomes. Applying the ideas of orthodox economic theory, Marxism and also institutionalism, the volume encourages the reader to think critically about the development of the Russian / Soviet economy, and also examines the original theories of Russian economists of the



period. Intelligent writing, incisive insights and imp