| Soviet Economic Development from Lenin to Khrushchev Contributor(s): Davies, Robert William (Author), Davies, R. W. (Author), Kirby, Maurice (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521627427 ISBN-13: 9780521627429 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $29.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: In the post-Revolution years between 1917-1965, the Soviet Union was transformed from a predominantly agrarian country into a major industrial power. Professor R.W. Davies discusses the inherent faults and strengths of the Soviet system and presents the results of recent Russian and Western research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
| Dewey: 338.947 |
| LCCN: 97027997 |
| Series: New Studies in Economic and Social History |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 5.48" W x 8.5" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a comprehensive survey of Soviet economic development from 1917 to 1965 in the context of the prerevolutionary economy. In these years the Soviet Union was transformed from a predominantly agrarian country into a major industrial power. These developments resulted in great economic achievements at great human cost. Professor Davies discusses the inherent faults and strengths of the Soviet system, paying particular attention to the major controversies, and presents the results of recent Russian and Western research. |