The Economic Transformation of the Soviet Union, 1913–1945

Leading scholars in the field analyse the Soviet economy sector by sector to make available, in textbook form, the results of the latest research on Soviet industrialisation.

R. W. Davies (Edited by), Mark Harrison (Edited by), S. G. Wheatcroft (Edited by)

9780521457705, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 December 1993

416 pages, 30 b/w illus. 3 maps 70 tables
22.7 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.604 kg

'This book can be warmly recommended to all institutions which organise courses on Soviet economic history or comparative politics.' Tauno Tiusanen, Europe-Asia Studies

This book is an ideal text for students studying a key period of Soviet economic history. It brings together and makes available in textbook form the results of the latest research on Soviet industrialisation, using a vast amount of primary evidence, and the methods of quantitative economic analysis. Leading scholars in the field analyse the Soviet economy sector by sector, from agriculture to defence and technology, and look at the key indicators of economic health over the period: employment, national income, exports, and population trends. The book concludes with two chapters comparing the Russian economy at war under tsarism and communism.

List of figures
List of maps
List of tables
Notes on contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Major events in Russian and Soviet economic development
1. Changing economic systems: an overview R. W. Davies
2. The crooked mirror of Soviet economic statistics S. G. Wheatcroft and R. W. Davies
3. National income Mark Harrison
4. Population S. G. Wheatcroft and R. W. Davies
5. Employment and industrial labour J. D. Barber and R. W. Davies
6. Agriculture S. G. Wheatcroft and R. W. Davies
7. Industry R. W. Davies
8. Transport J. N. Westwood
9. Technology and the transformation of the Soviet economy Robert Lewis
10. Foreign economic relations Robert Lewis
11. The First World War and War Communism, 1914–1920 Peter Gatrell
12. The Second World War Mark Harrison
Tables
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

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