Law and Economic Development in the Soviet Union

Peter B. Maggs is professor of law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Gordan B. Smith is associate professor of government and international studies at the University of South Carolina. George Ginsburgs is distinguished professor of foreign and comparative law at Rutgers University Law School.

• 1. Introduction: The Legal Impact of Economic Modernization in the USSR 2. The Changing Role and Functions of Socialist Law as a Regulatory Instrument in Soviet Society 3. Constitutional Rights in the USSR and Poland during the Era of Scientific and Technical Revolution 4. Economic Modernization and Legal Problems of Professional Training of Workers in the USSR 5. Interbranch and Interregional Coordination Problems in the Soviet Economy 6. Legal Aspects of the Computerization of Management Systems in the USSR and Eastern Europe 7. Political and Legal Aspects of the Development and Use of Nuclear Power in the USSR and Eastern Europe 8. Glimpses of the Scientific-Technical Revolution in Soviet Environmental Law 9. Soviet Currency Credits to Eastern Europe 10. Soviet Economic Development and the World Economy: Legal Aspects of East-West Economic Relations