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Problems of central planning in Eastern Europe; implications for developing socialist societies.

The growing body of experience with socialist planning & economic management in developing countries makes the study of the problems of advanced socialist societies potentially useful for understanding transformation in peripheral socialist societies. The European members of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) have in recent years faced a crisis in central planning marked by a slowdown of economic growth, with vested institutional interests impeding reform. The possibilities of improving investment & management efficiency in the USSR without major institutional reforms are considered, & great scope is seen for such improvements. The conditions of peripheral socialist societies are examined, & the lesser capabilities of the state in such countries in comparison with the advanced socialist countries noted. Investment problems in Mozambique are considered, & compared to those in CMEA countries. Planning & market relations need to be judiciously handled in terms of calculating the likely effect of any policy. 31 References. F. S. J. Ledgister