The Siberian curse : how communist planners left Russia out in the cold

Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy

This is a provocative look at a problem that has been overlooked since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The book argues that years of forcing people and economic activity out into the vast, resource-rich, but inhospitably cold, territory of Siberia has burdened Russia with huge problems and costs

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Year of publication:	c2003
Authors:	Hill, Fiona ; Gaddy, Clifford G.
Publisher:	Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
Subject:	Russland \| Russia \| Sibirien \| Siberia \| Wirtschaftskrise \| Economic crisis \| Zentrale Wirtschaftsplanung \| Central planning \| Wirtschaftsreform \| Economic reform \| Wirtschaftsprognose \| Economic forecast \| Periphere Region \| Periphery \| Siedlung \| Settlement \| Binnenwanderung \| Internal migration \| Produktionsstandort \| Production location \| Klima \| Climate \| Gewerbegebiet \| Industrial park

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (xix, 303 p) ill., map
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; 1. The Great Errors; 2. Size Matters; 3. The Cost of the Cold; 4. Geography Is Not Destiny; 5. Siberia--Plenty of Room for Error; 6. Disconnected Russia; 7. Taking Stock: How Much Has Changed?; 8. Can Russia Shrink?; 9. Russia of the Mind; 10. Tearing Down Potemkin Russia; Appendix A. Celsius-Farenheit Conversions; Appendix B. Definition of the TPC Concept and Sources of Data; Appendix C. The Russian North; Appendix D. An Outline for Further Research; Appendix E. Cities in the Cold; Notes BibliographyIndex; Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	0-8157-9618-8 ; 978-0-8157-3644-8
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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