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For more than three decades, the Soviet Union has been engaged in an almost continuous process of reforming the centrally planned economy inherited from Stalin. The objective of the reform programs of all Soviet leaders from Khrushchev to Gorbachev has been to make the economy more efficient and responsive to consumer wants, while retaining its socialist character. The reforms made by Khrushchev and Brezhnev came to naught, because they left the essential features of the Stalinist economic system in place. Although Gorbachev's reforms enlarge the scope for the private sector, they, too, leave much of the old system in place. Far more radical moves toward privatization and marketization will be required to achieve the goal of creating a socialist regulated market economy that can satisfy consumers and keep up with the West.

FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, THE SOVIET UNION HAS ENGAGED IN AN ALMOST CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF REFORMING THE CENTRALLY-PLANNED ECONOMY INHERITED FROM STALIN. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE REFORM PROGRAMS OF ALL SOVIET LEADERS FROM KHRUSHCHEV TO GORBACHEV HAS BEEN TO MAKE THE ECONOMY MORE EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE TO CONSUMER DEMAND WHILE RETAINING ITS SOCIALIST CHARACTER. THE REFORMS MADE BY KHRUSHCHEV AND BREZHNEV CAME TO NAUGHT, BECAUSE THEY LEFT THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF THE STALINIST ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN PLACE. ALTHOUGH GORBACHEV'S REFORMS ENLARGE THE SCOPE FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THEY ALSO LEAVE MUCH OF THE OLD SYSTEM IN PLACE. FAR MORE RADICAL MOVES TOWARD PRIVATIZATION AND MARKETIZATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO CREATE A SOCIALIST REGULATED MARKET ECONOMY THAT CAN SATISFY CONSUMERS AND COMPETE WITH THE WEST.

Presents an explanation of the seeming contradiction between CIA and Soviet statistical measures showing increases in real consumption and visibly deteriorating living standards.

Im Ländervergleich Jugoslawien - Ungarn - UdSSR untersucht die Autorin die Rolle, die die Frage der Eigentumsverhältnisse bzw. der Eigentumsrechte im Kontext der jeweiligen Wirtschaftsreformdiskussionen der 60er bis 80er Jahre spielte und spielt. Aus der Gegenüberstellung der drei Beispiele lassen sich unterschiedliche Lösungsansätze einer Integration von Marktelementen in das System der sozialistischen Planwirtschaft ablesen. (BIOst-Hml)