Socialist Economic Theory: Past and Present

When we examine current problems of economic science, we invariably look back. As A. I. Herzen said in his day: "The better we know the past, the more clearly we see the present. The more we become immersed in the meaning of the past, the deeper is our understanding of the sense of the future." This statement is all the more important and timely in the years in which the country is observing the sixtieth anniversary of Soviet power.

The Economic Mechanism and the Style of Thinking

The practical implementation of measures outlined in the July (1979) decrees of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the USSR Council of Ministers is a major step on the road to the development of an economic mechanism that is consistent with the conditions in a mature socialist society.