Law And Economic Development In The Soviet Union
Law And Economic Development In The Soviet Union

Author: Peter B. Maggs

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-04

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0429716206

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In the past, Soviet policymakers, planners, and jurists, in their enthusiasm for economic and technological development, devoted little attention to the often negative consequences of modernization. New concerns, however, have become apparent in recent literature, statutes, and decrees. In this book, political scientists and experts on Soviet law address many of those concerns, analyzing the legal issues associated with economic modernization in the USSR. The central themes of the book are the increasingly centralized nature of the policymaking process in the USSR and Eastern Europe and the marked tendency to rely on law as a principal mechanism for managing the undesirable consequences of scientific and technological progress. The authors also assess the impact of the scientific-technical revolution on Soviet-East European relations and East-West relations, emphasizing the foreign policy consequences of increased financial and technological interdependence. The study does not deal with narrow legalistic issues of technical progress; rather, its focus on policy questions reflects the inclination of Soviet and Eastern European governments to view those questions in terms of law and legislative activity and to see law as an instrument of social engineering.

Transition Economies
Transition Economies

Author: Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-17

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1317567943

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This interdisciplinary study offers a comprehensive analysis of the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Providing full historical context and drawing on a wide range of literature, this book explores the continuous economic and social transformation of the post-socialist world. While the future is yet to be determined, understanding the present phase of transformation is critical. The book’s core exploration evolves along three pivots of competitive economic structure, institutional change, and social welfare. The main elements include analysis of the emergence of the socialist economic model; its adaptations through the twentieth century; discussion of the 1990s market transition reforms; post-2008 crisis development; and the social and economic diversity in the region today. With an appreciation for country specifics, the book also considers the urgent problems of social policy, poverty, income inequality, and labor migration. Transition Economies will aid students, researchers and policy makers working on the problems of comparative economics, economic development, economic history, economic systems transition, international political economy, as well as specialists in post-Soviet and Central and Eastern European regional studies.

Economic Adjustment and Reform in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
Economic Adjustment and Reform in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union

Author: Franklyn D. Holzman

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 9780822308522

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Economic reform, structural adjustment, macroeconomic stabilization, and participation in the world economy are interconnected aspects of the same issue: the long-term economic viability of centrally planned economies in the rapidly changing economic environment of the modern world. Any economic strategy that focuses on only one or two of these aspects at the expense of the others is likely to fail; yet even strategies that build on all of these bases may well fail unless political leaders can muster exceptional skill, garner international support, and enjoy some good luck. The contributions to this volume reflect the recent research on this issue by various specialists on the economies of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Each author emphasizes macroeconomic stabilization, structural adjustment, participation in the larger world economy, or ecomonic reform.

Economic Development in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: Reforms, technology, and income distribution
Economic Development in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: Reforms, technology, and income distribution

Author: American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies

Publisher: New York : Praeger

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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Monograph of selected conference papers on economic development in the USSR and in Eastern European socialist countries - covers economic administration reforms (incl. Political aspects and social implications), research and development and the impact of technological change, income distribution, etc. Flow charts, graphs, references and statistical tables. Conference held in banff 1974 September 4 to 7.

The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the Global Economy
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the Global Economy

Author: Marie Lavigne

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1992-07-09

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780521414173

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The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe are moving away from a centrally planned economy toward integration within the global economy. How did this transition begin? Is this an aim which all the countries can afford? What conditions are to be met so that the countries will achieve a level of development comparable with the average level of their industrial partners? In this 1992 volume, leading international political economists from both the East and West provide an in-depth analysis of these questions. The contributors assess how the transition to the market requires liberalizing foreign trade, introducing convertibility, and transforming property structures, all of which are also part of the ongoing domestic reform. They also examine how these countries overcome their development lag and implement a restructuring policy.