ISBN: 0815730160

For nearly sixty years, the Soviet Union had the most militarized economy in history. The sheer volume of arms produced, and the physical and human dimensions of the industrial apparatus … Plus…

For nearly sixty years, the Soviet Union had the most militarized economy in history. The sheer volume of arms produced, and the physical and human dimensions of the industrial apparatus used to produce those arms, was unmatched. Militarization affected every fiber of the economic system; for individuals and households, it provided support for measures to restrict free choice in almost every aspect of people's personal lives, from where they lived and worked to what they ate and wore.All of this has now changed radically. Russia has removed nearly all the restrictions on individuals and it is now drastically reducing its military-industrial sector. By some measures, one could say that the country has already demilitarized. Russia today produces only a small fraction of the arms it did five years ago, but militarization of the economy is far from an issue of the past for Russia. As this book clearly demonstrates, the costs which it imposed represent one of the biggest continuing burdens that Russia will have to bear. One of Clifford Gaddy's main purposes of this book is to uncover the enduring costs of militarization.This book differs from other studies of the overall effect of militarization on Soviet society in two ways. First, it stresses the connection between market reform and demilitarization. It shows how introducing market prices and giving citizens and firms freedom of choice have progressively stripped away many of the advantages previously enjoyed b business and investing,development and growth,economic history,economics,european,history,international and world politics,political science,politics and government,politics and social sciences Business & Investing, Brookings Institution Press<

ISBN: 9780815730163

Today, Russia produces only a small fraction of the arms it did five years ago, but militarization of its economy is hardly an issue of the past. As this book clearly demonstrates, the co… Plus…

Today, Russia produces only a small fraction of the arms it did five years ago, but militarization of its economy is hardly an issue of the past. As this book clearly demonstrates, the costs it imposed represent one of the biggest continuing burdens that Russia will have to bear. One of Clifford Gaddy's main purposes is to uncover the enduring costs of militarization. This unique book stresses the connection between market reform and demilitarization in Russia. It shows how introducing market prices and giving citizens and firms freedom of choice have progressively stripped away many of the advantages previously enjoyed by the Soviet military-industrial complex. It also concentrates on the consequences of militarization and demilitarization not only for enterprises, but also for individuals and local communities. This broad view provides new insights into how pervasive militarization really was in Soviet Russia and how difficult demilarization will continue to be in the transition period. Media > Book, [PU: Brookings Institution Press]<

1996, ISBN: 0815730160

[EAN: 9780815730163], [PU: Brookings Institution, Washington, DC], ARMS EXPORTS, SOVIET UNION, DEFENSE CONVERSION, GLASTNOST, MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, PERESTROIKA, PRIVATIZATION, ECON ECONOMIC … Plus…

[EAN: 9780815730163], [PU: Brookings Institution, Washington, DC], ARMS EXPORTS, SOVIET UNION, DEFENSE CONVERSION, GLASTNOST, MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, PERESTROIKA, PRIVATIZATION, ECON ECONOMIC POLICY, History|Europe|Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Political Science|Public Policy|Economic Policy, Technology|Military Science, Business & Economics|Economic Conditions, Business & Economics|Economic History, Business & Economics|Economics|General, 24 cm, 250, illus., maps, figures, tables, glossary, endnotes, appendix, index, sticker residue on DJ.<