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The Soviet Budget

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. The Economic, Institutional and Historical Setting

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction and Methods of Study

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 3-14
    3. Budget Structure

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 29-48
    4. Composition, Presentation and Implementation

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 49-67
    5. Legislative Provisions and General Trends

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 68-76
  3. Growth, Fluctuation and Variation in Visibility

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
    2. Main Quantitative Trends

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 79-97
    3. Spending on the Economy

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 98-112
    4. Spending on Social and Cultural Measures

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 113-121
    5. Spending on Defence and Administration

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 122-139
    6. Cyclical Sequences in Budget Quantities

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 140-159
    7. The Budget and Savings

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 160-177
    8. Summing-Up and Final Remarks

      • Raymond Hutchings
      Pages 178-184
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 185-204

About this book

How much does the Soviet Union spend on defense, economic development, social welfare, and education? How does it finance the enormous scale of its expenditures under all these heads? What typical sequences are disclosed, and how do they mesh with other types of behavior in the Soviet economy? Can one even believe the official figures? If so, what do they tell us? If not, in which directions may they need to be corrected? Has the degree of secretiveness varied over time? (Evidence is adduced to show that it has.) What are the branch and territorial components of the budget, and how are they put together, under which pressures and within which timescale? What is the budget s legal status, and how is it affected by legislative procedures? In this in-depth investigation into the scope, structure, and meaning of the Soviet budget, Raymond Hutchings answers these questions. Based largely on an intensive analysis of quantitative series built up over a very long period, this book contributes to understanding the Soviet economy from an angle made possible by no other approach. Students of the Soviet economy, economists, and specialists in international affairs will find the book s data, conclusions, and methods of analysis extremely useful."

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Soviet Budget

  • Authors: Raymond Hutchings

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05858-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Raymond Hutchings 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-05860-0Published: 01 January 1983

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-05858-7Published: 18 June 1983

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 204

  • Topics: Public Finance

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