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Экономическая политика в Советском Союзе в годы перестройки. / Полынов, Матвей Федорович.
In: ВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. СЕРИЯ 2: ИСТОРИЯ, Vol. 69, No. 2, 2024, p. 371-386.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Экономическая политика в Советском Союзе в годы перестройки
AU - Полынов, Матвей Федорович
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The article analyzes economic policy during the perestroika. It identifies its main stages, content, and results. The author identifies three periods. The first period was the initial stage of Perestroika (1985–1986). The main policy was aimed at accelerating of the economy growth through the intensification of production. However, the set goals were not implemented both due to objective reasons and as a result of the mistakes. The second stage spanned three years — from 1987 to 1989. The policy changed dramatically: it was decided to introduce elements of market relations and competition. The articles demonstrates that the reforms had both positive and negative results. On the one hand, they failed to properly motivate enterprises to increase production and to implement achievements of science and technology. They also contributed to the unjustified pay rise and led to inflation. On the other hand, the reforms laid the foundation for a multi-layered economy. The third period marked the transition to a market economy (December 1989–1991). The transition took place in the context of the acute confrontation between the center of the Soviet Union and the Russian government. The Union government has prepared a program for the USSR, called the Ryzhkov — Abalkin program. The Russian government has proposed an alternative program “500 days”. Both programs differed significantly from each other in the pace of their implementation and their content. During the perestroika it was not possible to form an economic policy conducive to the development of the Soviet economy. The Perestroika led to a severe economic, financial and social crisis, which became one of the main reasons for the destruction of the USSR.
AB - The article analyzes economic policy during the perestroika. It identifies its main stages, content, and results. The author identifies three periods. The first period was the initial stage of Perestroika (1985–1986). The main policy was aimed at accelerating of the economy growth through the intensification of production. However, the set goals were not implemented both due to objective reasons and as a result of the mistakes. The second stage spanned three years — from 1987 to 1989. The policy changed dramatically: it was decided to introduce elements of market relations and competition. The articles demonstrates that the reforms had both positive and negative results. On the one hand, they failed to properly motivate enterprises to increase production and to implement achievements of science and technology. They also contributed to the unjustified pay rise and led to inflation. On the other hand, the reforms laid the foundation for a multi-layered economy. The third period marked the transition to a market economy (December 1989–1991). The transition took place in the context of the acute confrontation between the center of the Soviet Union and the Russian government. The Union government has prepared a program for the USSR, called the Ryzhkov — Abalkin program. The Russian government has proposed an alternative program “500 days”. Both programs differed significantly from each other in the pace of their implementation and their content. During the perestroika it was not possible to form an economic policy conducive to the development of the Soviet economy. The Perestroika led to a severe economic, financial and social crisis, which became one of the main reasons for the destruction of the USSR.
KW - M.S.Gorbachev
KW - N.I.Ryzhkov
KW - economic crisis
KW - economic policy
KW - market economy
KW - perestroika
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f1eb051f-ab9d-3e30-a9ab-f496c39ec569/
U2 - 10.21638/spbu02.2024.208
DO - 10.21638/spbu02.2024.208
M3 - статья
VL - 69
SP - 371
EP - 386
JO - ВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. ИСТОРИЯ
JF - ВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. ИСТОРИЯ
SN - 1812-9323
IS - 2
ER -
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