Chapter 6: Economic and social policies and problems under Brezhnev Flashcards
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How was the state of the economy when Brezhnev became leader in 1964?
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- Influence of heavy industry faction
- Poor quality of goods due to economy being measured by output
- Neglect of agriculture
- Black market
- Declining productivity.
2
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What were some successes of the economy when Brezhnev come to power in 1964?
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- Impressive post WW2 recovery
- Space and defence technology.
3
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What did Kosygin introduce in 1965?
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- Tried to encourage innovation and responsibility by giving enterprise managers more incentives and independence
- Also encourages them to take account of costs and profits, rather than just throw any resources available.
4
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What halted Kosygin’s economic reforms?
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- Deadweight of centrally planned economy restricted progress, causing conflicts between managers who were innovative and bureaucrats who wanted to stick to what they knew.
5
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How were prices?
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Bore no relation to what should be relevant indicators to costs, profits or demands. The price of coal was too low whilst oil pries were set to a good standard.
6
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What happened to Kosygin’s moderate reforms?
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Abandoned by 1979.
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