Most economies with a legacy of central planning are changing in fundamental ways. With the rapid economic, social, and political changes in these economies an update of the first edition of Historically Planned Economies (HPEs): A Guide to the Data, has become necessary. In addition to...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES AND TABLES -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 Introduction: The Paradox of Socialist Unemployment -- Chapter 2 THE MAKING OF A STRATEGY FOR CHANGE -- Chapter 3 CREATING A STATE FOR SOCIALIST DEVELOPMENT -- Chapter 4 MILITARY SELF-RELIANCE, FOREIGN TRADE, AND THE ORIGINS...