Trade and Technology in Soviet-Western Relations

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-5
The Nature of International Technology Transfer....Pages 6-29
Soviet Technological Performance....Pages 30-48
The Influence of the Soviet Economic System on Technological Performance....Pages 49-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Evolution of Soviet Perceptions....Pages 83-105
The Evolution of Soviet Policies and Institutions....Pages 106-118
Pressures and Constraints in the Soviet Planning of Technology Imports....Pages 119-127
The Dimensions of Technology Imports....Pages 128-143
The Impact of Imported Western Technology....Pages 144-160
A Case-study of the Soviet Mineral Fertiliser Industry....Pages 161-185
Lead-times and Efficiency in the Assimilation of Imported Western Technology....Pages 186-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
The Success of the Soviet Strategy....Pages 211-229
The Scope of Western Policy-making....Pages 230-234
The Distribution of Economic Benefits....Pages 235-248
The Primacy of Politics....Pages 249-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-271