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Module Title LH The Russian Economy: From Plan to Market A
SchoolGovernment
Department Political Sci & Intern'tl Stud
Module Code 08 15130
Module Lead
Level Honours Level
Credits 10
Semester Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites LH The Russian Economy: From Plan to Market B - (08 15133)
Restrictions None
Contact Hours Lecture-10 hours
Seminar-10 hours
Guided independent study-80 hours
Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description

The institutions of the Soviet planned economy are reviewed, together with the system of economic planning and the non-market allocation of resources. The behavioural characteristics of the system are explored and its economic performance analysed. Attempts to reform the system, including the Gorbachev perestroika are investigated and the reasons for the economy's decline and ultimate collapse explored. This understanding of the planned economy provides the basis for a detailed examination of post-communist economic transformation in Russia with some comparisons, when appropriate, with other economies in transition. Issues of macroeconomic stabilisation, domestic and external liberalisation and privatisation are analysed. The 1998 financial crisis and its aftermath is analysed, and the role of Western assistance and investment investigated. In conclusion, prospects for the creation of a viable market economy are explored, with comparisons with China, India and other large emerging economies: what kind of capitalism is evolving in Russia under President Putin and beyond?

Learning Outcomes
  • Critically appreciate  the political economy of a non-market system
  • Have an awareness of the concepts and theories surrounding the transformation of planned economic systems to market based economies
  • Have an ability to place the issues and debates surrounding economic transformation into a  comparative framework
  • Show an awareness of the contemporary political context of economic transformation in Russia
Assessment 15130-01 : "3,000-word essay 1" : Coursework (50%)
15130-04 : 3 Hour Examination : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions 1 x 3 hr written examination 50%, 1 x 3000 word essays 50% Re-assessment: None
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