Khrushchev's Industry Flashcards
What were the 105 Regional Economic councils?
They were set up under Khrushchev which decentralised power to account for local circumstances
What happened to the working week by 1960?
Reduced from 48 hrs to 41 hrs
What happened to industrial managers?
They were given more influence in factories
What was the Liberman plan 1962?
Called for greater autonomy for managers and for the market to replace the state in deciding prices
Aim for light industry in the 6th 5 yr plan
Bring a greater focus to chemicals and consumer goods
Target increases for consumer goods and housing from 1958 to 1965
Consumer goods- 100 to 180 million tonnes
Housing- 71 million m^2 to 660 million m^2
Were housing targets met?
No
What happened to planning nationally?
The councils made it difficult because it was hard to predict the requirements of local enterprises
What happpened to Gosplan?
It was overwhelmed w/work
What happened to economic growth, spending on consumer goods and the housing programme?
Economic growth slowed and there were cuts on spending for consumer goods and the housing programme.
What happened to the target for consumer goods?
It was exceeded
Annual growth rate in the 1950s in comparison to the U.S.
It exceeded the U.S. 7.1% vs 2.9%
THE USSR’s ECONOMY STARTED FROM A SMALLER BASE
What happened to synthetic fibre?
Increase in production but it was 200 000 below target.
