Interpretations: Economic Weaknesses and the Failure of Reform (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Soviet economy status in 1985 when Gorbachev took power
Soviet economy status in 1985 when Gorbachev took power
Long-term weaknesses but no immediate crisis
What Gorbachev's economic reforms created
What Gorbachev's economic reforms created
An economic crisis (then catastrophe)
Archie Brown's view: was Soviet reform possible?
Archie Brown's view: was Soviet reform possible?
Yes, but poorly conceived & executed
Brown's core contradiction in Gorbachev's approach
Brown's core contradiction in Gorbachev's approach
Tried to reform & replace system simultaneously
Graubard's view: was Soviet economic reform possible?
Graubard's view: was Soviet economic reform possible?
No, inherently impossible
Graubard's phrase for Gorbachev's economic policies
Graubard's phrase for Gorbachev's economic policies
Fell between two stools
Command economy definition
Command economy definition
Government centrally plans & controls all major decisions
What is perestroika?
What is perestroika?
Gorbachev's policy of restructuring Soviet economy & politics
Soviet economy state by end of Gorbachev era
Soviet economy state by end of Gorbachev era
Limbo: no longer command, not yet market
Law on Co-operatives' role in perestroika
Law on Co-operatives' role in perestroika
Helped pave way for marketisation