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010 _a 89077165
020 _a0833010220
027 _aRAND/R-3785-AF
035 _a(Sirsi) a188903
037 _c$25.00
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050 4 _aHD9705.S595
_bP66 1990
100 1 _aPopper, Steven W.,
_d1953-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe prospects for modernizing Soviet industry /
_cSteven W. Popper.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1990.
300 _axiii, 80 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"January 1990."
500 _a"Project Air Force"--Cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 77-80).
520 _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.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aIndustrial productivity
_zSoviet Union.
650 0 _aIndustries
_zSoviet Union.
650 0 _aMachinery industry
_xTechnological innovations
_zSoviet Union.
651 0 _aSoviet Union
_xEconomic policy
_y1986-1991.
710 2 _aProject Air Force (U.S.).
_bNational Security Strategies Program.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bAir Force.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3785/
999 _c599423
_d599423