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Satellites and commissars : strategy and conflict in the politics of Soviet-Bloc trade, Randall W. Stone
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- Summary
- Why did the Soviet Union squander the political leverage afforded by its trade subsidy to Eastern Europe? Why did Soviet officials fail to bargain with resolve, to link subsidies to salient political issues, to make credible commitments, and to monitor the satellites' policies? Using an unprecedented array of formerly secret documents housed in archives in Moscow, Warsaw, and Prague, as well as interviews with former Communist officials across Eastern Europe, Randall Stone answers these questions and others that have long vexed Western political scientists. Stone argues that trade politics revolved around the incentives created by distorted prices. The East European satellites profited by trading on the margin between prices on the Western market and those in the Soviet bloc. The Soviet Union made numerous attempts to reduce its implicit trade subsidy and increase the efficiency of the bloc, but the satellites managed consistently to outmaneuver Soviet negotiators. Stone demonstrates how the East Europeans artfully resisted Soviet objectives. Stone draws upon recent developments in bargaining and principal-agent theory, arguing that the incentives created by domestic institutions weakened Soviet bargaining strategies. In effect, he suggests, perverse incentive structures in the Soviet economy were exported into Soviet foreign policy. Furthermore, Stone argues, incentives to smother information were so deeply entrenched that they frustrated numerous attempts to reform Soviet institutions
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 283 pages)
- Contents
-
- (starting p. 27)
- Ch. 3
- The Politics of Bilateral Trade Negotiations
- (starting p. 49)
- Ch. 4
- The Costs of Empire?
- (starting p. 72)
- Ch. 5
- Three Case Studies of Politics and Trade
- (starting p. 89)
- List of Tables
- Ch. 6
- The Comprehensive Program
- (starting p. 115)
- Ch. 7
- The Long-Term Target Programs
- (starting p. 148)
- Ch. 8
- The Comprehensive Program for Scientific and Technical Progress
- (starting p. 171)
- Ch. 9
- Preface
- Perestroika and the Unified Socialist Market
- (starting p. 204)
- Ch. 10
- Conclusions and Reflections
- (starting p. 238)
- Appendix: List of Interviews
- (starting p. 251)
- Selected Bibliography
- (starting p. 261)
- Index
- List of Abbreviations
- (starting p. 277)
- Ch. 1
- A Principal-Agent Theory of Soviet Bargaining Failure
- (starting p. 3)
- Ch. 2
- The History of Subsidized Trade
- Isbn
- 9780691225135
- Label
- Satellites and commissars : strategy and conflict in the politics of Soviet-Bloc trade
- Title
- Satellites and commissars
- Title remainder
- strategy and conflict in the politics of Soviet-Bloc trade
- Statement of responsibility
- Randall W. Stone
- Subject
-
- Außenpolitik
- Außenwirtschaftspolitik
- Diplomatic relations
- Eastern Europe
- Electronic books
- Europe, Eastern -- Foreign economic relations -- Soviet Union
- Europe, Eastern -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
- Geschichte
- Handel
- International economic relations
- Oost-Europa
- Ostblock
- Osteuropa
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
- Politieke aspecten
- Soviet Union
- Sovjet-Unie
- Sowjetunion
- Sowjetunion
- Subsidies
- Trade adjustment assistance
- Trade adjustment assistance -- Soviet Union
- Außenhandelspolitik
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Why did the Soviet Union squander the political leverage afforded by its trade subsidy to Eastern Europe? Why did Soviet officials fail to bargain with resolve, to link subsidies to salient political issues, to make credible commitments, and to monitor the satellites' policies? Using an unprecedented array of formerly secret documents housed in archives in Moscow, Warsaw, and Prague, as well as interviews with former Communist officials across Eastern Europe, Randall Stone answers these questions and others that have long vexed Western political scientists. Stone argues that trade politics revolved around the incentives created by distorted prices. The East European satellites profited by trading on the margin between prices on the Western market and those in the Soviet bloc. The Soviet Union made numerous attempts to reduce its implicit trade subsidy and increase the efficiency of the bloc, but the satellites managed consistently to outmaneuver Soviet negotiators. Stone demonstrates how the East Europeans artfully resisted Soviet objectives. Stone draws upon recent developments in bargaining and principal-agent theory, arguing that the incentives created by domestic institutions weakened Soviet bargaining strategies. In effect, he suggests, perverse incentive structures in the Soviet economy were exported into Soviet foreign policy. Furthermore, Stone argues, incentives to smother information were so deeply entrenched that they frustrated numerous attempts to reform Soviet institutions
- Cataloging source
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1966-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stone, Randall W.
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Princeton studies in international history and politics
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Trade adjustment assistance
- Europe, Eastern
- Europe, Eastern
- International economic relations
- Diplomatic relations
- Trade adjustment assistance
- Eastern Europe
- Soviet Union
- Handel
- Subsidies
- Politieke aspecten
- Sovjet-Unie
- Oost-Europa
- Außenhandelspolitik
- Außenwirtschaftspolitik
- Geschichte
- Ostblock
- Sowjetunion
- Außenpolitik
- Sowjetunion
- Osteuropa
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
- Label
- Satellites and commissars : strategy and conflict in the politics of Soviet-Bloc trade, Randall W. Stone
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- (starting p. 27)
- Ch. 3
- The Politics of Bilateral Trade Negotiations
- (starting p. 49)
- Ch. 4
- The Costs of Empire?
- (starting p. 72)
- Ch. 5
- Three Case Studies of Politics and Trade
- (starting p. 89)
- List of Tables
- Ch. 6
- The Comprehensive Program
- (starting p. 115)
- Ch. 7
- The Long-Term Target Programs
- (starting p. 148)
- Ch. 8
- The Comprehensive Program for Scientific and Technical Progress
- (starting p. 171)
- Ch. 9
- Preface
- Perestroika and the Unified Socialist Market
- (starting p. 204)
- Ch. 10
- Conclusions and Reflections
- (starting p. 238)
- Appendix: List of Interviews
- (starting p. 251)
- Selected Bibliography
- (starting p. 261)
- Index
- List of Abbreviations
- (starting p. 277)
- Ch. 1
- A Principal-Agent Theory of Soviet Bargaining Failure
- (starting p. 3)
- Ch. 2
- The History of Subsidized Trade
- Control code
- on1237368080
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 283 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691225135
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv19fk7k5
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1237368080
- Label
- Satellites and commissars : strategy and conflict in the politics of Soviet-Bloc trade, Randall W. Stone
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- (starting p. 27)
- Ch. 3
- The Politics of Bilateral Trade Negotiations
- (starting p. 49)
- Ch. 4
- The Costs of Empire?
- (starting p. 72)
- Ch. 5
- Three Case Studies of Politics and Trade
- (starting p. 89)
- List of Tables
- Ch. 6
- The Comprehensive Program
- (starting p. 115)
- Ch. 7
- The Long-Term Target Programs
- (starting p. 148)
- Ch. 8
- The Comprehensive Program for Scientific and Technical Progress
- (starting p. 171)
- Ch. 9
- Preface
- Perestroika and the Unified Socialist Market
- (starting p. 204)
- Ch. 10
- Conclusions and Reflections
- (starting p. 238)
- Appendix: List of Interviews
- (starting p. 251)
- Selected Bibliography
- (starting p. 261)
- Index
- List of Abbreviations
- (starting p. 277)
- Ch. 1
- A Principal-Agent Theory of Soviet Bargaining Failure
- (starting p. 3)
- Ch. 2
- The History of Subsidized Trade
- Control code
- on1237368080
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 283 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780691225135
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctv19fk7k5
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1237368080
Subject
- Außenpolitik
- Außenwirtschaftspolitik
- Diplomatic relations
- Eastern Europe
- Electronic books
- Europe, Eastern -- Foreign economic relations -- Soviet Union
- Europe, Eastern -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
- Geschichte
- Handel
- International economic relations
- Oost-Europa
- Ostblock
- Osteuropa
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
- Politieke aspecten
- Soviet Union
- Sovjet-Unie
- Sowjetunion
- Sowjetunion
- Subsidies
- Trade adjustment assistance
- Trade adjustment assistance -- Soviet Union
- Außenhandelspolitik
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