The Cost–Price Structure and Subsidization

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. MAP, CHARTS, AND TABLES xi
5. Foreword xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part One. PRODUCTION AND INVESTMENT
8. Production 9
9. The Cost–Price Structure and Subsidization 31
10. The Rate of Investment 43
11. Part Two. PROBLEMS OF SPECIALIZATION AND SCALE
12. The Scale of Open–Hearth and Blast Furnaces 61
13. Specialization of Rolling Mills and Size of Steel Plants 74
14. The Effects of Specialization and Large Scale of Plants upon the Volume of Transportation 85
15. Part Three. LOCATION AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
16. Minor Factors Affecting the Location of the Iron and Steel Industry 99
17. The Effects of Coking Coal Supplies on Location and Development 113
18. The Influence of Iron Ore Supplies on Location and Development 144
19. The Influence of Scrap Supply on Location and Development 190
20. The Locational Pull of Consumer Markets 202
21. The Role of Transportation in Location 213
22. Considerations of Military Defense Affecting Location 229
23. The Resulting Locational Pattern 235
24. Part Four. PRODUCTIVITY
25. The Productivity of Iron and Steel Furnaces 247
26. Summary and Conclusions 267
27. APPENDIX A. Organization of the Iron and Steel Industry 279
28. APPENDIX B. Alphabetical List of Soviet Iron and Steel Plants with Their Main Characteristics 291
29. APPENDIX C. The Development of Special Branches of the Soviet Iron and Steel Industry 302
30. APPENDIX D. The Steel Consumed by the Munitions Industries 315
31. APPENDIX E. New and Reconstructed Soviet Blast Furnaces Blown In, 1924-1948 321
32. APPENDIX F. Production of Pig Iron, Steel, and Rolled Products, 1940-1954 325
33. APPENDIX G. A Test of the Reliability of Soviet Statistics 327
34. Bibliography 329
35. Notes 343
36. Index 373