I. INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
3. CONTENTS xi
4. FOREWORD xiii
5. I. INTRODUCTION 1
6. II. THE ECONOMIC MILIEU 12
7. III. THE GOALS OF MANAGEMENT 25
8. IV. PREMIUMS AND OTHER GOALS 44
9. V. 75PROFIT AS A GOAL 57
10. VI. THE SAFETY FACTOR AND THE PRODUCTION PLAN 75
11. VII. THE SAFETY FACTOR AND THE PROCUREMENT PLAN 88
12. VIII. THE ASSORTMENT OF PRODUCTION 114
13. IX. THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTION 136
14. X. FALSIFICATION OF REPORTING 160
15. XI. BLAT 182
16. XII. THE TOLKACH AND USES OF INFLUENCE 207
17. XIII. INBUILT CONTROLS OVER MANAGEMENT 231
18. XIV. CONTROL BY THE MINISTRY 248
19. XV. PARTY AND TRADE UNION CONTROLS 264
20. XVI. OTHER CONTROLS OVER MANAGEMENT 279
21. XVII. A CRITIQUE OF THE POST – STALIN REFORMS 301
22. XVIII. SUMMARY AND EVALUATION 318
23. APPENDIX. LIST OF INFORMANTS 331
24. BIBLIOGRAPHY, NOTES, INDEX 335
25. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOURCES CITED 337
26. NOTES 347
27. INDEX 375