1. Geographical and historical outline -- 2. A note on the political structure -- 3. Industrialization -- 4. Agriculture -- 5. Social services -- 6. Finance -- 7. Incomes -- 8. Comparisons with neighbors -- 9. Assessment.

The postcommunist transitions produced two very different types of states. The "contractual" state is associated with the countries of Eastern Europe, which moved toward democratic regimes, consensual relations with society, and clear boundaries between political power and economic wealth. The...

chapter Soviet Planning and Labour in Peace and War -- chapter Contents -- chapter Preface -- chapter I Economic Planning in U.S.S.R -- chapter II The Soviet Financial System -- chapter III Work and Wages -- chapter IV The Economic Effects of the War.