Economics in Russia: Studies in Intellectual History (Modern Economic and Social History)

The history of Russian economic thought largely remains a grey area in the international literature, with a lack of comprehensive studies not only in the West, but also in Russia itself. Whilst over the last 15 years increasing amounts of work has been done on the subject, co-operation between Russian and Western researchers in this field leaves much to be desired. In order to improve this situation, this volume brings Russian and non-Russian researchers together to provide an overview of the current state of the topic and to give a stimulus for further research. Bringing together scholars from the UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, Finland and Russia, the collection puts forward differing, yet complimentary, perspectives on the long-term history of Russian economic ideas.Offering a broad collection of articles covering the period from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, authors have approached the subject from diverse theoretical angles. Contributions in the tradition of Blaug and Schumpeter focussing on economic analysis in a narrower sense, and contributions that - in line with authors like Pribram or Perlman/McCann - deal with economic thought in the context of history and culture, are all represented. In terms of content, the editors have encouraged approaches that represent different economic traditions in order to encourage a diversity of opinions on the national tradition of Russian economics. As such this volume not only offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of the subject, it also offers fascinating assessments of the possible future of Russian economic thought in the twenty-first century. The history of Russian economic ideas from the sixteenth century to contemporary times is a fascinating, tumultuous yet neglected topic among Western scholars. Whilst over the last 15 years increasing amounts of work has been done on the subject, co-operation between Russian and Western researchers in this field leaves much to be desired. In order to improve this situation, this volume unites Russian and non-Russian researchers together to provide an overview of the current state of the topic and to give a stimulus for further research. Bringing together scholars from the UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, Finland and Russia, the collection puts forward differing, yet complimentary, perspectives on the long-term history of Russian economic ideas. Offering a broad collection of articles covering the period from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, authors have approached the subject from diverse theoretical angles. Contributions in the tradition of Blaug and Schumpeter focusing on economic analysis in a narrower sense, and contributions that - in line with authors like Pribram or Perlman/McCann - deal with economic thought in the context of history and culture, are all represented. In terms of content, the editors have encouraged approaches that represent different economic traditions in order to encourage a diversity of opinions on the national development of Russian economics. As such the volume offers a broad and very relevant assessment of the subject for both historians and economists alike. Contents......Page 6 List of Figure and Tables......Page 8 Notes on Contributors......Page 10 General Editor’s Preface......Page 12 Foreword......Page 14 Timeline: The Main Events of Russian History......Page 16 1 Introduction......Page 20 2 Economic Thought in Muscovy: Ownership, Money and Trade......Page 26 3 Russian Economic Thought in the Age of the Enlightenment......Page 44 4 Russian Monetary Reformers: Speransky, Mordvinov and Bunge......Page 60 5 Between Reason and Historicity: Russian Academic Economics, 1800–1861......Page 76 6 Searching for an Ethical Basis of Political Economy: Bulgakov and Tugan-Baranovsky......Page 94 7 The Enigma of A.V. Chayanov......Page 110 8 Russian Émigré Economists in the USA......Page 126 9 Exiled Russian Economists and the USSR: Brutzkus and Prokopovich......Page 142 10 The Debate on the Law of Value in the USSR, 1941–53......Page 160 11 Soviet Economics after Stalin: Between Orthodoxy and Reform......Page 176 12 From Marxist Economics to Post-Soviet Nationalism......Page 192 13 Conclusion......Page 206 C......Page 208 K......Page 209 M......Page 210 S......Page 211 Z......Page 212 E......Page 214 M......Page 215 S......Page 216 Z......Page 217

The history of Russian economic ideas from the sixteenth century to contemporary times is a fascinating, tumultuous yet neglected topic among Western scholars. Whilst over the last 15 years increasing amounts of work has been done on the subject, co-operation between Russian and Western researchers in this field leaves much to be desired. In order to improve this situation, this volume unites Russian and non-Russian researchers together to provide an overview of the current state of the topic and to give a stimulus for further research. Bringing together scholars from the UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, Finland and Russia, the collection puts forward differing, yet complimentary, perspectives on the long-term history of Russian economic ideas.

Offering a broad collection of articles covering the period from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, authors have approached the subject from diverse theoretical angles. Contributions in the tradition of Blaug and Schumpeter focusing on economic analysis in a narrower sense, and contributions that Introduction / Vincent Barnett And Joachim Zweynert -- Economic Thought In Muscovy : Ownership, Money And Trade / Danila Raskov -- Russian Economic Thought In The Age Of The Enlightenment / Leonid Shirokorad -- Russian Monetary Reformers : Speransky, Mordvinov And Bunge / Alla Sheptun -- Between Reason And Historicity : Russian Academic Economics, 1800-50 / Joachim Zweynert -- Searching For An Ethical Basis Of Political Economy : Bulgakov And Tugan-baranovsky / Natalia Makasheva -- The Enigma Of A.v. Chayanov / William Coleman And Ann Taitslin -- Russian émigré Economists In The Usa / Vincent Barnett -- Exiled Russian Economists And The Ussr: Brutzkus And Prokopovich / Shuichi Kojima -- The Debate On The Law Of Value In The Ussr, 1941-53 / Michael Kaser -- Soviet Economics After Stalin: Between Orthodoxy And Reform / Pekka Sutela -- From Marxist Economics To Post-soviet Nationalism / Andrey Zaostrovtsev -- Conclusion / Vincent Barnett And Joachim Zweynert. Edited By Vincent Barnett, Joachim Zweynert. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Bringing together scholars from the UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, Finland and Russia, this collection puts forward differing, yet complimentary, perspectives on the long-term history of Russian economic ideas. Giving an assessment of the subject, it also offers assessments of the possible future of Russian economic thought in the 21st century. This is a collection of original and revealing accounts of aspects of the development of Russian economic ideas from the very early period to contemporary issues. Most chapters deal with key figures, issues or concepts typical of certain periods or prevalent among certain groups rather than concentrating on a particular epoch