The Political Economy of Soviet Socialism
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The Political Economy of Soviet Socialism
| Author | Peter J. Boettke |
|---|---|
| Published | 1990 |
| Pages | 246 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Boettke’s study of Soviet economic policy in its formative decade, 1918–1928, arguing that War Communism was a sincere attempt to abolish money and market exchange rather than an emergency improvisation — the Austrian critique of central planning tested against the one case that actually tried it. |
Where I heard about it
- Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List, shared in March 2026, closing the Marxism and Collective Psychology sub-section with the implementation record: the curriculum reads the theory, then what happened when a state tried to act on it. Full transcription: The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List.
About this book
On Boettke’s reading, the New Economic Policy was the retreat forced by War Communism’s failure.
Connections
- The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List — the curriculum this card came from.
- Socialism — the system the book examines in practice rather than in theory.
- Economics — the Austrian calculation argument the book puts to a historical test.
- Government — the planning apparatus whose limits the episode exposed.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.