The Political Economy of Transition in the Soviet Union

Gérard Roland

No 628, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: This paper analyses the political economy of transition in the Soviet Union since Perestroika. It is argued that no major sequencing errors were made and that important steps were taken in the direction of democratization and the introduction of a private sector. Gorbachev's major error can be attributed to the macro mismanagement from 1985 onwards, leading to a loss of a central control and to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, unleashing nationalist forces and necessitating an increase in the speed of economic transition, in a situation where the political conditions for further reform had not yet been met. After the disintegration of the Union, stalemate between republics over the sharing of the costs of transition and stabilization delays the adoption of necessary economic measures.

Keywords: Political Economy; Soviet Union; Transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992-01
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