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The Absence of Communism in Soviet Economic Planning

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  • McMullen, David

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This paper contends that the economic malaise in the Soviet Union was mainly due to the absence of communist relations of production rather than inherent flaws in central economic planning. This is confirmed by literature on the regime during its final decades which mostly dwelt on the behavioral failings of the three main layers of society. These layers were (1) the reactionary, oppressive and self-serving political leadership aided by an obliging bureaucracy, (2) a bonus-seeking management stratum and (3) a completely alienated, disengaged and non-revolutionary working class. The fact that the country arrived at such a sorry state is due in large part to its backward, pre-capitalist starting point. The challenge of overcoming problems such as these in the future, under more favorable revolutionary conditions, is also discussed.

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  • McMullen, David, 2023. "The Absence of Communism in Soviet Economic Planning," SocArXiv pszrx_v1, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:pszrx_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/pszrx_v1
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