Cold War Capitalism: The View from Moscow 1945-1975

Looking back from the perspective of the mid-1990s it is hard to believe that Soviet power for so long presented a threat and a challenge to the capitalist system. This book examines the assumptions of Soviet post-war economic theory and policy traces the Soviets' analysis of Western economic development from the post-war period through to the easing of international relations and explains why the Soviets themselves believed they were going to outperform the West.