Accounting for War: Soviet Production, Employment, and the Defence Burden, 1940–1945

Mark Harrison

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511523625

In this book Mark Harrison rebuilds and analyses the Soviet economy's wartime statistical record, examining its prewar size and composition, and wartime changes in GNP, employment, the defence burden, and the role of foreign aid. Complementing classic long-run growth studies, the book compares the Soviet experience with that of other great powers. It emphasises the severity of current costs and capital losses arising from the war, which had a negative effect on GNP that persisted well after the end of the war. The results are based on a comprehensive analysis of hitherto closed official documents, shedding light on the dimensions of the Soviet war effort, the comparative economics of the war, and its long-term impact on the Soviet economy.

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Source: Contemporary European History

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Appendices to chapter 7: M Human capital costs
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Appendices to chapter 7: M Human capital costs pp 292-294

Appendices to chapter 7: N The trend in GNP pp 295-305

Notes pp 306-321

Bibliography pp 322-332

Index pp 333-338

Series list (continued) pp 339-341

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Appendices to chapter 7: M Human capital costs
pp 292-294

Appendices to chapter 7: N The trend in GNP
pp 295-305

Notes
pp 306-321

Bibliography
pp 322-332

Index
pp 333-338

Series list (continued)
pp 339-341