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Why Perestroika Failed by Peter J. Boettke (1993, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415085144
ISBN-139780415085144
eBay Product ID (ePID)144836
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWhy Perestroika Failed
SubjectPolitical Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, General, Economic Conditions, Economics / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Publication Year1993
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics
AuthorPeter J. Boettke
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN92-018067
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromCollege Freshman
Dewey Decimal338.947009048
Table Of ContentPreface 1. Introduction 2. The Road to Nowhere 3. The Theoretical Problems of Socialism 4. The Nature of the Soviet-Type System 5. The Logic of Politics and the Logic of Reform 6. Credibility in Soviet Reforms 7. Charting a New Course 8. Conclusion
SynopsisPerestroika was acclaimed in the west but brought empty shelves in the east. Why Perestroika Failed argues that this was inevitable because it was not based on a sound understanding of market and political processes. Even if the perestroika programme had been carried out to the full it would have failed to bring about the structural changes necessary to transform what was the Soviet economy., This argues that Perestroika failed as the result of the lack of understanding of market and political processes with reform processes representing
LC Classification NumberHC336.26.B64 1993
