Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- Tables. Figures -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE. PLANNING AND POLICY -- 2. SOVIET PLANNING REFORMS -- 3. TOWARD A NEW GROWTH MODEL -- 4. ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFITS IN THE USSR -- PART TWO / LEVELS OF OUTPUT AND PRODUCTIVITY -- 5. THE...

In the first in-depth analysis of the effects of sanctions on the Russian political economy, Richard Connolly details the Western sanctions targeting the energy, defense and financial sectors, and the Russian response. He explores how the Western sanctions have caused Russian officials to...