Description
Set during the Soviet Union’s brief era of postwar optimism, this hybrid of historical fiction and economic history explores the moment when central planning appeared capable of delivering prosperity for all. Through the lives of economists, factory workers, scientists, and party officials, it reveals the ambitions, compromises, and contradictions behind the promise of abundance. With lucid research and imaginative storytelling, the book examines the appeal of utopian economics—and the human costs of a system struggling to turn grand theory into everyday plenty.
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hardcover
Faber and Faber
Published Jan 1, 2010
434 pages
ISBN: 9780571225231
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First Published
2010
Language
eng
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