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Soviet Econ Devel Lenin Khrushchev Paperback – Aug. 21 2008

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This book provides a comprehensive survey of Soviet economic development from 1917 to 1965 in the context of the prerevolutionary economy. In these years the Soviet Union was transformed from a predominantly agrarian country into a major industrial power. These developments resulted in great economic achievements at great human cost. Professor Davies discusses the inherent faults and strengths of the Soviet system, paying particular attention to the major controversies, and presents the results of recent Russian and Western research.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0521627427
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0521627429
  3. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  4. Publication date
    Aug. 21 2008
  5. Part of series
    New Studies in Economic and Social History
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    13.97 x 0.81 x 21.59 cm
  8. Print length
    128 pages
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"We are quite fortunate that a scholar of Davies' maturity and depth has taken the time to write such and accessible and useful book for those who do not have the time or inclination to get into the specialized literature." Paul Gregory, EH.Net

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Comprehensive survey of the transformation of the Soviet Union from a largely agrarian economy to a world superpower.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Aug. 21 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521627427
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521627429
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 181 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 0.81 x 21.59 cm
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ New Studies in Economic and Social History
  • 鶹 Rank: #324,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • BWL
    5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding overview and historiography
    Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2017
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    An outstanding, concise (84 pages), overview and historiography, written as recently as 1998 by one of the leading experts on the subject.
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  • Donald Hughes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Soviet economic history
    Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2010
    I found Davies' short survey of Soviet economic development very useful. It touches on a range of important debates and offers a great deal of information in a small book for a broad audience. It is a good starting point for someone interested in learning about the early results of the Soviet experiment. One strong point is that Davies is not afraid of outlining controversies surrounding perspectives, while leaving the judgment that follows up to the reader. For example, Davies notes that views on the necessity of Stalin's program of industrialization are bound up with whether one thinks such development was critical for the defence of the Soviet Union in the Second World War. This question of whether Stalingrad justifies Stalin, it seems to me, is often ignored by those critical of Stalin, but is central to understanding and assessing Soviet policy debates.
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  • M. A. Krul
    4.0 out of 5 stars Short popular introduction to the history of Soviet industrialization
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2008
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    R.W. Davies, who can probably lay claim to the title of being the single person most knowledgeable about the economic history of the USSR, was asked to write this popular introduction to the topic in the Cambridge series "New Studies in Economic and Social History", intended for a wider public than usual for such monographs. The result is an excellent and readable, while information-dense, overview of about 84 pages of real content.

    Davies begins with the Czarist industrialization, putting it in the context of the attempts (earlier by Peter the Great and others) to modernize Russia to maintain its military power on the continental scene. He shows how the state undertook protectionism and investment in railways, as well as inviting much foreign investment, to develop Russia's industry in the period before WWI. He then continues with War Communism and its attempts to win the Civil War and stave off famine, then the NEP and its compromise politics. The main part of the booklet, as one might expect, is taken up however by Stalin's industrialization policies, their methods, and their effects. Afterward there is a short discussion of Khrushchov's reforms, his attempts to develop agriculture more (always the weakest link in the Soviet chain) and the subsequent beginning of the collapse in the 1970s under Brezhnev.

    Davies is not just a very competent historian, but also a very even-handed one. He takes the time to explain the controversial issues in Soviet economic history (and there are many), the positions of various players in it, and his own. He himself is neither afraid to criticize the USSR nor afraid to give it the credit that is due. One thing that is unfortunate is that this book was published in 1998, and therefore did not include the major new modelling study of the Soviet industrialization by Robert C. Allen, "Farm to Factory" (Farm to Factory: A Reinterpretation of the Soviet Industrial Revolution (Princeton Economic History of the Western World)), which was published in 2003. Allen's book constitutes a major defense of the Preobrazhensky-Stalin heavy industrialization strategy as against the NEP (and Paul Gregory's capitalist road), and is recommended as a complement to this book.
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  • Martin
    3.0 out of 5 stars The book is useful as a Primer but needs more economic data both ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2016
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    The book is useful as a Primer but needs more economic data both macro and micro to elevate it to a higher ranking. It should also tie up more comprehensively the economic philosophy of the influential players with the economic decisions taken and the results achieved.
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  • The Lovecratian Recluse
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Little Read
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2014
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    Barely 85 pages in length, it is a good introduction into researching and understanding the economic history of the USSR. Compiled after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it shows the economic conditions immediately prior to the revolutions of '17 and traces economic development on through to the early 50's. One good aspect of this work was in pointing out how official statistics were troublesome in dealing simply because falsification was the norm back then in avoiding being purged or removed from ones post. Nevertheless they were able to take much of the information available and piece together the likely actual development of the nation into the height of the Cold War era.
    Not really for the average reader, but more so for the scholarly type.
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  • L. Silva Santisteban
    4.0 out of 5 stars A very good guide
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2008
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    If you want an overview on this subject you should give a try on this book
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