Soviet railways: the myth of the "golden age"

Farid Husainov ()
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Farid Husainov: Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, 2013, 39—61

Abstract: The article discusses some of the problems of rail transport in the conditions of the Soviet planned economy. The problems of shortage of rolling stock, irrational shipments, quality of transport services and problems with investment in infrastructure development in 1960-1980-ies are reviewed.

Keywords: rail transport; the planned economy; the deficit; the quality of transport services; rail capacity; reform of rail transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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