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The author argues that the behaviour of Soviet bureaucrats is intelligible in the same terms as that of Western planning officials. He claims that the Soviet system is unreformable and cannot solve its current difficulties, so the lessons of its failures are mainly useful for the West.
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The myth of the plan : lessons of Soviet planning experience / Peter Rutland
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The myth of the plan : lessons of Soviet planning experience / Peter Rutland
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1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 286 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-274). Subjects; Central planning Soviet Union. Central planning. Economic policy. Contemporary politics. Soviet Union Economic policy. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 425983