02701cam a2200445 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020001500081027001900096035002000115037001100135040001900146043001200165050002600177100003900203245007100242264003700313300004500350336002600395337002600421337002800447338003600475338002700511500002000538500003200558504005200590520112400642530005801766588004701824650004301871650003001914650006501944651004602009710006902055710002202124710003102146856005902177999001902236rnd000000000047691RAND920212s1990    caua     b    000 0 eng d  a   89077165  a0833010220  aRAND/R-3785-AF  a(Sirsi) a188903  c$25.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  ae-ur--- 4aHD9705.S595bP66 19901 aPopper, Steven W.,d1953-eauthor.14aThe prospects for modernizing Soviet industry /cSteven W. Popper. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1990.  axiii, 80 pages :billustrations ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"January 1990."  a"Project Air Force"--Cover.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 77-80).  aThis report assesses the Soviet effort to improve economic performance by improving the quality of machine-building products. The author contends that the modernization program addresses only the symptoms of economic inefficiency, not the root cause. The senior Soviet leadership does not yet have an understanding that the goals set for the modernization program depend on fundamental reform of Soviet economic institutions. The Soviet enterprise is not the equivalent of the Western firm--the Soviet enterprise manager is subject to more uncertainty, retains less control, and faces less well specified performance criteria. Emphasis on the adoption of new machinery may impose a net cost on the economy rather than a benefit--and with disappointing results. The success of an effort to modernize Soviet industry depends upon efficient use of information, requiring more substantial reform of the economic system. True modernization is possible only with an adequate system for setting prices, sufficient competition, removal of ministerial authority, and reform of the way the average Soviet enterprise is organized.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aIndustrial productivityzSoviet Union. 0aIndustrieszSoviet Union. 0aMachinery industryxTechnological innovationszSoviet Union. 0aSoviet UnionxEconomic policyy1986-1991.2 aProject Air Force (U.S.).bNational Security Strategies Program.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bAir Force.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3785/  c599423d599423