Economics of Soviet Breakup

<p>This book analyzes the effects of the break-up of the Soviet Union into fifteen independent states. Topics discussed include:<br> * past and present economic relations between the republics, and forecasts for the future<br> * discussion of Customs Unions, Monetary Union or Payments Union as possible ways forward for these states<br> * economic integration theory<br> * how the states of the Soviet Union functioned before the dissolution.</p> 1. Introduction and Overview 2. The Economics of Soviet Break-up 3. The Soviet Union 1922-91 4. Former Soviet Republics' Economic Interdependence 5. Gravity Model of the Former Soviet Union 6. The Soviet Union as a Customs and Monetary Union 7. The Soviet Union as a Payments Union 8. The Soviet Union as a Redistributor 9. The Newly Independent States in Transition 10. Conclusion: Economic Relations among ex-USSR republics then, now, and later 11. References 12. Index