James W. Cortada is a Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Soviet Economy Under Gorbachev; Chapter 2 The Shortage Economy; Chapter 3 Prices, Income, and the Falling Standard of Living; Chapter 4 Unemployment; Chapter 5 Strikes and the New Labor Militancy; conclusion Conclusion;

James W. Cortada is a Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Soviet Economy Under Gorbachev; Chapter 2 The Shortage Economy; Chapter 3 Prices, Income, and the Falling Standard of Living; Chapter 4 Unemployment; Chapter 5 Strikes and the New Labor Militancy; conclusion Conclusion;

James W. Cortada is a Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Soviet Economy Under Gorbachev; Chapter 2 The Shortage Economy; Chapter 3 Prices, Income, and the Falling Standard of Living; Chapter 4 Unemployment; Chapter 5 Strikes and the New Labor Militancy; conclusion Conclusion;