For half a century the Soviet economy was inefficient but stable. In the late 1980s, to the surprise of nearly everyone, it suddenly collapsed. Why did this hap

A new translation from the original Russian manuscript with a new afterword by the translator and a timeline of Stalin's life and works. In one of his last work

Two leading Soviet economists explain the Soviet economic crises from the perspective of thorughly informed insiders and the obstacles as well as the potential

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.