This book examines the role of Soviet energy during the Cold War. Based on hitherto little known documents from Western and Eastern European archives, it combines the story of Soviet oil and gas with general Cold War history. This volume breaks new ground by framing Soviet energy in a...

Die Hoffnungen des Westens, dass sich die Ukraine zu einer marktwirtschaftlichen Demokratie wandeln würde, haben sich knapp zwölf Jahre nach der Unabhängigkeit des Landes nicht erfüllt. Die Ukraine trägt heute Merkmale eines autoritären Präsidialregimes. Die wesentlichen Faktoren für das...

"Presenting a profound and far-reaching analysis of economic, ecological, social, cultural and political developments of contemporary capitalism, this book draws on the work of Karl Polanyi, and re-reads it for our times. The renowned authors offer key insights to current changes in the...

State capitalist analysis-before the Russian revolution, in reaction to Stalin's consolidation of power, and after the Cold War / Vincent Kelly Pollard -- State capitalism versus communism : what happened in the USSR? / Satya Gabriel, Stephen A. Resnick, and Richard D. Wolff -- Labor,...

Introduction : political economy in the Americas / Anne Tittor and Daniel Hawkins -- Capitalism / Juan Grigera -- Class struggle / Ricardo Antunes -- Crisis / Aaron Tauss -- Deindustrialization / Lachlan MacKinnon and Steven High -- Development / Karin Fischer -- Energy / Maria Backhouse, Anne...

Main description: "Globalisierung" ist ein Schlagwort, mit dem sowohl Ängste als auch Hoffnungen verbunden sind. Befürworter erwarten Wohlfahrtsgewinne durch verbesserte internationale Arbeitsteilung. Kritiker befürchten negative Umverteilungseffekte zu Lasten vor allem von Entwicklungs- und...

1. Kautilya’s Arthashashtra and a mixed economy within Monarchy -- 2. Socialism in the Soviet Union -- 3. Socialism within a Democracy, Fabian Socialism in Yugoslavia, Scandinavia, India -- 4. Socialist theory of Feldman and Mahalanobis -- 5. Socialist Calculation -- 6. Contemporary capitalism...

Klappentext: This book discusses the case for socialism and the models of socialist planning. Through examining different countries, each chapter examines the successes and failures of contrasting socialist policies. The theories and techniques of socialist planning are discussed in relation to...