Socialist Planning

Michael Ellman is Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is the author, co-author and editor of numerous books and articles on the Soviet and Russian economies, on transition economics, and on Soviet economic and political history. In 1998, he was awarded the Kondratieff prize for his 'contributions to the development of the social sciences'.

'Michael Ellman's book is a true classic, erudite, exhaustive and meticulously researched. Written by one of the leading authorities in the field, it remains the ultimate source on the theory and experience of socialist economic planning. Both students and fellow scholars will be pleased to see it brought up to date, incorporating what has been learned since the collapse of the USSR.' Stefan Hedlund, Research Director at the Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden

• Preface to third edition; Abbreviations and glossary; Important dates; 1. The rise and fall of socialist planning; 2. The traditional model; 3. The reform process; 4. Planning the defence-industrial complex; 5. Investment planning; 6. Planning agriculture; 7. Planning labour and incomes; 8. Planning consumption; 9. Planning international trade; 10. An evaluation of socialist planning; Bibliography; Index.