PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. TABLES xiii
5. FIGURES xv
6. Ι INTRODUCTION 1
7. II THE RETAIL MARKET AND RETAIL PRICES IN THE SOVIET UNION 11
8. III INDEX NUMBER THEORY AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE SOVIET CASE 27
9. IV INDEX NUMBERS OF OFFICIAL RETAIL PRICES IN MOSCOW: THE PRICE DATA 45
10. V INDEX NUMBERS OF OFFICIAL RETAIL PRICES IN MOSCOW: THE WEIGHTS 69
11. VI INDEX NUMBERS OF THE COST OF LIVING IN THE ENTIRE URBAN USSR 87
12. VII MONEY WAGES, TAXES, AND BOND PURCHASES 108
13. VIII THE SOCIAL WAGE 122
14. IX REAL WAGES 142
15. X REAL WAGES, LIVING STANDARDS, AND WELFARE 165
16. APPENDIX A 189
17. APPENDIX Β 310
18. APPENDIX C 343
19. APPENDIX D 350
20. APPENDIX E 355
21. APPENDIX F 363
22. ABBREVIATIONS 371
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY 373
24. INDEX 387
25. SELECTED RAND BOOKS 397