Zusammenfassung Der vorliegende Artikel verfolgt die Zielsetzung, im Kontext langfristig global erodierender, komparativer Wettbewerbsvorteile von Entwicklungsländer-Destinationen auf theoretisch-konzeptioneller Basis Möglichkeiten zur Institutionalisierung von nachhaltigen...

Reviews the structure, characteristics and problems of food supply logistics in the Russian Republic and other former Soviet states. Examines the structural causes of food short‐ages, followed by a description of changes in food supply systems since the introduction of free market policies....

Seeks to identify and compare the production planning and control practices in the small machine tool and non‐fashion textile industries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The survey results provide valuable background information for researchers and practitioners who are seeking...

The failings of the new experiment launched in the Soviet Union between 1985‐1990 under the formula of glasnost and perestroika , are outlined and explained. As an alternative, one which if successful may lead to an “economic miracle” even greater than that of the recovery of Germany and...

Provides an overall assessment of problems and prospects for socialism (at a time of the abolition of the old Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and creation of a new “Commonwealth of Independent States”) by examination of three central themes. First, it is shown that because the old Soviet...

Addresses two major problems. Argues first that the Stalinist model of socio‐economic development, with its actual emphasis on production for the sake of production, has been Ricardian in its nature. As a result, its dominant features have been the sellers′ market of shortages. Maintains,...

Analyses the emergence of dialogue and dissent in Soviet society due to its decade‐long war in Afghanistan (1979‐89); the longest war in Soviet history. Included in the analysis are defence military posture in view of the military brutality, transfer of Soviet military practices to the...