Economic Development in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: Reforms, technology, and income distribution


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Monograph of selected conference papers on economic development in the USSR and in Eastern European socialist countries - covers economic administration reforms (incl. Political aspects and social implications), research and development and the impact of technological change, income distribution, etc. Flow charts, graphs, references and statistical tables. Conference held in banff 1974 September 4 to 7.
















Economic Reforms in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe since the 1960s


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The author discusses the traditional system of management of the economy as it existed in the early 1950s in the USSR and goes on to deal with the reforms of the 1960s and of the 1980s, country by country. He shows that the focus of the reforms is on finding a proper combination of planning and the market mechanism, and their success will be judged by their ability to solve acute economic problems.




Income, Inequality, and Poverty During the Transition from Planned to Market Economy


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World Bank Technical Paper No. 394. Joint Forest Management (JFM) has emerged as an important intervention in the management of Indias forest resources. This report sets out an analytical method for examining the costs and benefits of JFM arrangements. Two pilot case studies in which the method was used demonstrate interesting outcomes regarding incentives for various groups to participate. The main objective of this study is to develop a better understanding of the incentives for communities to participate in JFM.










Law And Economic Development In The Soviet Union


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Essays on legal aspects of economic development in the USSR - comments on use of legislation to cope with problems created by technological change; covers the information network, conflict between political ideology based on Marxism and the needs of technical development, consumer demand, and methods of social control; deals with vocational training, computerization of management systems, use of nuclear energy, environmental protection, credit to Eastern Europe, and East-West economic relations. References.