Accounting for War
Accounting for War
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Summary
How did the Soviet Union compare economically with its allies and adversaries before and during World War II? Was Soviet economic survival under massive German attack to be expected? What did the war cost in rubles, lives and forgone postwar economic well-being? This book answers these questions, providing a comprehensive analysis of the hitherto secret Soviet statistical record.
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Accounting for War by Mark Harrison
In this book Mark Harrison rebuilds and analyses the Soviet economy's wartime statistical record, examining its prewar size and composition, and wartime changes in GNP, employment, the defence burden, and the role of foreign aid. Complementing classic long-run growth studies, the book compares the Soviet experience with that of other great powers. It emphasises the severity of current costs and capital losses arising from the war, which had a negative effect on GNP that persisted well after the end of the war. The results are based on a comprehensive analysis of hitherto closed official documents, shedding light on the dimensions of the Soviet war effort, the comparative economics of the war, and its long-term impact on the Soviet economy.
'Such an analysis is of considerable importance …' Contemporary European History
Mark Harrison writes about the history and economics of Russia, conflict, defence and security. He is a Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a research fellow of the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham and of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521894241 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521894247 |
| Title | Accounting for War |
| Author | Mark Harrison |
| Series | Cambridge Russian Soviet And Post-Soviet Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2002-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |