Russia's Economic Transitions
From Late Tsarism to the New Millennium

This book examines the three major transformations that the country underwent from the early 1860s to 2000.

Nicolas Spulber (Author)

9780521816991, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 10 April 2003

446 pages, 11 b/w illus. 95 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.84 kg

'Spulber's book on Russia's economic transition is very challenging and commands profound respect.' Financial History Review

Russia's Economic Transitions examines the three major transformations that the country underwent from the early 1860s to 2000. The first transition, under Tsarism, involved the partial break-up of the feudal framework of land ownership and the move toward capitalist relations. The second, following the Communist revolution of 1917, brought to power a system of state ownership and administration - a sui generis type of war-economy state capitalism - subjecting the economy's development to central commands. The third, started in the early 1990s and still unfolding, is aiming at reshaping the inherited economic fabric on the basis of private ownership. The three transitions originated within different settings, but with a similar primary goal, namely the changing of the economy's ownership pattern in the hopes of providing a better basis for subsequent development. The treatment's originality, impartiality and historical breadth have cogent economic, social and political relevance.

Preface
Part I. The Tsarist Economic Transition
Section 1. State Economy and Society: 1. The socio-economic framework
2. The transition issues
3. The economic policies
Section 2. Sectoral Growth and Change: 4. The problems of agriculture
5. The industrial changes
6. Domestic and foreign trade
Section 3. Social Accounting: 7. Money and banking
8. State finance
9. Overall view
Part II. The Soviet Economic Transition
Section 1. State Economy and Society: 10. The socio-economic framework
11. The transition issues
12. The economic policies
Section 2. Sectoral Growth and Change: 13. The problems of agriculture
14. The industrial changes
15. Domestic and foreign trade
Section 3. Social Accounting: 16. Money and banking
17. State finance
18. Overall view
Part III. The Post Soviet Economic Transition
Section 1. State Economy and Society: 19. The socio-economic framework
20. The transition issues
21. The economic policies
Section 2. Sectoral Growth and Change: 22. The problems of agriculture
23. The industrial changes
24. Domestic and foreign trade
Section 3. Social Accounting: 25. Money and banking
26. State finance
27. Overall view
Index.

Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ], Economics [KC], Political science & theory [JPA], Regional studies [GTB]