Soviet Planning in Peace and War, 1938–1945

An assessment of war's impact on the Stalinist system of economic planning and management.

Mark Harrison (Author)

9780521529372, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 18 July 2002

332 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.532 kg

This book is about the impact of war on the Soviet system of economic planning and management between 1938 and 1945. What was the dynamic of change in the prewar Soviet economic system? How well was the Soviet economy prepared for war? What kind of war followed the German invasion of 1941, and what costs did it inflict on the Soviet Union? How did the Soviet economy measure up to wartime requirements, and what changes in economic organisation resulted? What lessons were laid down for the postwar Soviet approach to both peaceful and warlike tasks?

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Economic planning and the search for the balance
2. The coming of war: plans and realities in 1941
3. The Soviet productive effort
4. The search for economic balance in wartime
5. Soviet lessons from World War II
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], European history [HBJD]