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Soviet Railways to Russian Railways
J. N. Westwood
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Description for Soviet Railways to Russian Railways
Hardcover. In the post-Societ decade the decentralization of Russian railways progressed slowly, unlike much of the western-oriented liberalization of other branches of the economy. This book describes that rearguard action, shows how railway managers are coping with the new conditions. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; KCS; KCZ; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
In the postsoviet decade Russian railways remained highly centralised, evaded the upheavals of mass privatisation, and remained the backbone of a demoralised economy. Preserving much of Soviet practice, the Railways Ministry mounted a skilled rearguard action that achieved a gradual and considered adaptation to the market economy rather than the pell-mell, western-orientated, liberalisation that afflicted other branches of the economy. This book describes that rearguard action, and goes on to show how railway managers are coping with the new conditions.
In the postsoviet decade Russian railways remained highly centralised, evaded the upheavals of mass privatisation, and remained the backbone of a demoralised economy. Preserving much of Soviet practice, the Railways Ministry mounted a skilled rearguard action that achieved a gradual and considered adaptation to the market economy rather than the pell-mell, western-orientated, liberalisation that afflicted other branches of the economy. This book describes that rearguard action, and goes on to show how railway managers are coping with the new conditions.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Russian and East European History and Society
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333674178
SKU
V9780333674178
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About J. N. Westwood
J. N. WESTWOOD is Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham. He was an economist with Canadian National Railways before changing to an academic career in Russian studies. He is author of A History of Russian Railways, Soviet Railways Today, Soviet Locomotive Technology and Endurance and Endeavour: Russian History 1812-1992. ... Read more
Reviews for Soviet Railways to Russian Railways
'...the book offers an informative window into economic developments in post-Soviet Russia.' - The Russian Review 'Westwood is extremely knowledgeable about both railroading and Russia...an informative window into economic developments in post-Soviet Russia.' - Henry Reichman, Russian Review