Russia and America

The Roots of Economic Divergence
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-48565-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 427 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Economics

Russia and America (1987) examines the divergence between two countries organised on diametrically opposed economic principles – one centrally-planned, state-dominated, the other a highly decentralised market economy, free from significant government intervention. It highlights not the political changes brought about by the Russian revolution, but a longer more gradual process of interaction between physical and human environments. A comparative study extending over several centuries is used to account for the striking differences in their economic history.

Zielgruppe

Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

White, Colin

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1. Theory and Practice 1. Coverage and Concepts 2. ‘Stylised Facts’ and Questions Part 2. Risk, Resources and the Natural Environment 3. Of Gardens and Deserts 4. Economic Impact of Shocks and Disasters 5. Pioneer Risk Part 3. Risk, Regimes and the Human Environment 6. Creation of Government 7. Creation of Markets 8. Interaction of Government and Markets Part 4. Conclusion 9. A General Model of an Uncertain and Insecure World