Political Economy and Soviet Socialism

ISBN-13: 9780415682428 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 262 str.

Alec Nove

Opis

First published in 1979, this is an integrated selection of papers written over 12 years of Russian history, which offers a unique insight into some important and controversial issues. It discusses the ideas of Lenin, Trotsky and Bukharin, the political economy of socialism, and the problems of the contemporary USSR.

Spis treści

Part 1: History of Russia 1. History, Hierarchy and Nationalities 2. Russia as an Emergent Country 3. A Note on Trotsky and the ‘Left’ Opposition, 1929-1931 Part 2: Political Economy 4. Lenin as Economist 5. Some Observations on Bukharin and His Ideas 6. Planners’ Preferences, Priorities and Reforms 7. ‘Market Socialism’ and Its Critics 8. Some Developments in East European Economic Thought Part 3: Contemporary Economic Problems 9. The Politics of Economic Reform 10. Can Eastern Europe Feed Itself? 11. Inflation in Communist Countries Part 4: Soviet Studies 12. Is there a Ruling Class in the USSR 13. Some Observations in Criteria for the Study of the Soviet Union

O autorze

Alec Nove