A systematic comparison of the institutions and incentive systems governing the processes of technological invention, innovation and diffusion in advanced market and centrally planned economies.
A systematic comparison of the institutions and incentive systems governing the processes of technological invention, innovation and diffusion in adva...
Why did the Soviet economic system fall apart? Did the economy simply over-reach itself through military spending? Was it the centrally-planned character of Soviet socialism that was at fault? Or did a potentially viable mechanism come apart in Gorbachev's clumsy hands? Does its failure mean that true socialism is never economically viable?
Why did the Soviet economic system fall apart? Did the economy simply over-reach itself through military spending? Was it the centrally-planned charac...
This book is a collection of fascinating articles on the Soviet economy by an eminent economist. Most were written as current commentaries and were meant to report and to interpret developments in the Soviet economy under Gorbachev more or less as they occurred. Hanson's reflections cover more than particular events or a particular Soviet debate. In general, the articles were written for readers who were not necessarily either economists or Sovietologists, and they offer important insight on the ongoing transition of the Soviet economy to a free market economy.
This book is a collection of fascinating articles on the Soviet economy by an eminent economist. Most were written as current commentaries and were...
This book is a collection of fascinating articles on the Soviet economy by an eminent economist. Most were written as current commentaries and were meant to report and to interpret developments in the Soviet economy under Gorbachev more or less as they occurred. Hanson's reflections cover more than particular events or a particular Soviet debate. In general, the articles were written for readers who were not necessarily either economists or Sovietologists, and they offer important insight on the ongoing transition of the Soviet economy to a free market economy.
This book is a collection of fascinating articles on the Soviet economy by an eminent economist. Most were written as current commentaries and were...
