The Changing Soviet Priority Economy: Modeling the Conflict between Gold and the Sword,

Abstract

This Note is part of a larger study whose purpose is the development of new methods and models for analyzing the Soviet economy that are linked more closely than are existing models to certain key characteristics of the Soviet system. The analysis investigates Soviet decisionmaking during plan implementations using a prototype input-output model. It characterizes the conflict between the exogenous priority system that is specified by the leadership and the endogenous priority system that emerges from the structure of an interdependent economy. The analysis continues to be relevant as civilian activities are moved inside the Soviet defense industry, which is currently managed using a priority system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA235657

Entities

People

  • Gregory G. Hildebrandt
  • Peter B. Staugaard

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Budgets
  • Construction
  • Corporations
  • Defense Industry
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Systems
  • Economics
  • Goal Programming
  • Governments
  • Infinite Series
  • Input Output Models
  • Investments
  • Linear Programming
  • Market Economy
  • Money
  • Planned Economy
  • Ussr

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Economics
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.