First published in 1964, Was Stalin Really Necessary? is a thought-provoking work which deals with many aspects of the Soviet political economy, planning problems and statistics. It discusses the possible political consequences of the search for greater economic efficiency.
First published in 1986, this text brings together a selection of papers written by the great Alec Nove on development economics, Marxist economies, the Soviet economy, and Law and Politics in the Soviet Union.
This classic text identified a workable socialist program, achievable in the lifetime of a child born today, that avoided farfetched or Utopian assumptions and the deformations of ``actually existing socialism'' of the Soviet species. These achievements still resonate today. .
Characteristically readable, controversial and ful
Political Economy and Soviet Socialism discusses the ideas of some of the leaders of the Russian revolution (Lenin, Trotsky and Bukharin), the political economy of socialism and the problems of the contemporary USSR.
This book is a comprehensive portrait of a society in transition as Professor Alec Nove reflects on the changes taking place in the USSR. It represents an attempt to give to the nonspecialist reader some notion of what has happened in the Soviet cultural scene.
This book is concerned with what appeared to be perverse decisions and illogical criteria in British nationalised industries. It... Læs mere
First published in 1967, The Soviet Middle East provides an analysis of the economic and political status of the national republics of Central Asia and Transcaucasia, which were, at the time of the book’s initial publication, a part of the Soviet Union.
Based on personal experience of life in the Soviet Union, Nove explains the phenomenon of Stalinism.
First published in 1960 Trade with Communist Countries presents an important research report for the first time covering the essential facts and drawing conclusions on... Læs mere
A collection of papers reflecting a wide range of thought, from the history of Russian economic thought to the possible ramifications of changes in contemporary Soviet economic policy with respect to the problems created by a functioning "capitalist-style" market.