The New Soviet Leadership Confronts a Sagging Economy.

Abstract

A description of the current state of the Soviet economy and the problems confronting the new Soviet leadership under Mikhail Gorbachev form the basis for an analysis of the Soviet economic system and prospects for its improvment. The relationships between the Soviet economy are discussed in order to identify possible courses of action available to the Soviet leadership in their efforts to bolster a sagging economy. These courses of action are then evaluated for their potential success in light of systemic constraints. Futher, the author identifies several ramifications economic change may have for Soviet foreign policy shifts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177900

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Rhame

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Systems
  • Employment
  • Federal Budgets
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Money
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design