The Disintegration of the Soviet Economic System

The Disintegration of the Soviet Economic System (1992) examines in detail the collapse of the Soviet economic system, and is set in its political context, both international and domestic. The collapse is looked at from a macroeconomic point of view, both real and financial, as well as from a mesoeconomic viewpoint, with chapters on such important sectors such as agriculture and the railways. Because the USSR is such a large country it is also looked at in a regional perspective, with chapters on Central Asia and the allocation of investment between republics, and attention is also paid to the welfare of the population, their health and the development of their consumption, and the environment and technical progress.

1. Overview Michael Ellman and Vladimir Kontorovich Part 1. Economics, Politics and Society 2. The Soviet Economy and International Politics Russell Bova 3. Social and Moral Aspects of the Crisis: Their Sources and Consequences Iurii Levada Part 2. Macroeconomic Developments 4. Economic Growth in the 1980s Grigorii Khanin 5. Soviet Consumption in the 1980s: A Tale of Woe Gertrude E. Schroeder 6. Money in the 1980s: From Disequilibrium to Collapse Michael Ellman Part 3. Regions and Sectors 7. The Central Asian Economy in Comparative Perspective Alastair McAuley 8. Allocation of Investment among Soviet Republics in the 1980s John P. Burkett 9. The Railroads Vladimir Kontorovich 10. Agriculture’s Role in the Soviet Economic Crisis Edward C. Cook 11. Technological Progress and Research and Development Vladimir Kontorovich Part 4. Quality of Life 12. The Environment: From Stagnation to Collapse Zeev Wolfson 13. Health W. Ward Kingkade

Michael Ellman and Vladimir Kontorovich