An Approach to the Comparative Analysis of the US and Soviet Economies.

Abstract

This report develops an approach to and identifies key issues in a comparative assessment of the ability of the US and USSR to recovery from a major catastrophe, such as a nuclear attack. Drawing on new approaches for the study of comparative economic systems now appearing in the literature, the analysis focuses on the decision-making functions that are required for economic activity to take place under any system. Salient features of the US and Soviet economies within the categories of the structural-functional method are discussed. Finally, major issues in comparative recovery analysis are identified and further steps in development of US/USSR net assessments of recovery potential are outlined. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA093292

Entities

People

  • Herbert S. Levine
  • M. Marke Earle Jr

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Economic Systems
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Materials
  • Organizational Structure
  • Planned Economy
  • Political Systems
  • Recovery
  • United States
  • Ussr

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.