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1006270
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b760640
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Boettke, Peter J.
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| Title & Author
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Why perestroika failed : : the politics and economics of socialist transformation /\ Peter J. Boettke.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 1993.
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viii, 199 pages ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0415085144
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: 9780415085144
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| Notes
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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-194) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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Gorbachev's reforms brought high hopes in the West and empty shelves in the East. Why Perestroika Failed argues that successful reform is only possible on the basis of a sound understanding of market and political processes. Using an Austrian market process approach to analyse the economics of the Soviet system, and a public choice one to sound understanding of market and political address the political dimension, Boettke argues that Gorbachev's reforms were always destined to fail. In part perestroika failed because it was never really implemented. But nonetheless, even if all the major proposals and decrees had been scrupulously adhered to, they would not have produced the structural changes necessary to revive the former Soviet economy. Knowing why perestroika failed is crucially important as the former Soviet republics and East and Central Europe try and chart a new course.
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Sovetskaja Associacija Meždunarodnogo Prava
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Perestroĭka.
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Socialism-- Soviet Union.
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Perestroika
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Political Science
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Economic history.
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Economic policy.
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Perestroika
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Perestroĭka.
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Perestroïka.
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Reformpolitik
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Socialism.
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Socialisme-- URSS-- 1970-2000.
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Wirtschaftsreform
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Economische hervormingen.
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Perestrojka.
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Politieke hervormingen.
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Soviet Union, Economic conditions, 1985-1991.
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Soviet Union, Economic policy, 1986-1991.
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Soviet Union.
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Sowjetunion.
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URSS, Conditions économiques, 1985-1991.
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URSS, Politique économique, 1986-1991.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.947
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| LC Classification
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HC336.26.B64 1993
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| NLM classification
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7,41ssgn
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83.22bcl
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83.30bcl
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89.15bcl
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MG 85086rvk
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MG 85910rvk
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