Socialist Planning

Auteur

Michael Ellman is Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is the author, co-author and editor of numerous books and articles on the Soviet and Russian economies, on transition economics, and on Soviet economic and political history. In 1998, he was awarded the Kondratieff prize for his 'contributions to the development of the social sciences'.

Texte du rabat

An overview of socialist planning that explains the underlying theory and its limitations, also placing developments in their historical perspective.

Résumé
This is a fully updated textbook providing an overview of socialist planning, analysing the weaknesses of the system, the reasons for its disappearance and considering its legacy for the twenty-first century. It is an ideal text for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in comparative economic systems and twentieth-century economic history.

Contenu

Preface to third edition; Abbreviations and glossary; Important dates; 1. The rise and fall of socialist planning; 2. The traditional model; 3. The reform process; 4. Planning the defence-industrial complex; 5. Investment planning; 6. Planning agriculture; 7. Planning labour and incomes; 8. Planning consumption; 9. Planning international trade; 10. An evaluation of socialist planning; Bibliography; Index.