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Personal Consumption in the USSR and the USA

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Igor Birman

    1. Silver Spring, USA

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. What For?

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 1-4

  3. Methodological Basis

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 5-15

  4. Methodology Employed in the CIA Study

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 16-24

  5. General Results

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 25-32

  6. Food

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 33-42

  7. Food (Continued)

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 43-63

  8. Food (Conclusion)

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 64-72

  9. Soft Goods

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 73-84

  10. Durable Goods

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 85-92

  11. Household Services

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 93-114

  12. Education and Health Care

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 115-129

  13. Additional Methodological Discussion

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 130-152

  14. Conclusion

    • Igor Birman
    Pages 153-167

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 168-253
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Following Ronald Reagan's statement to the Soviet press that living standards in the USSR were a third of that in the USA, this book was written to examine the CIA study upon which his statement was based. The author also analyzes the Soviet economy and reveals how Soviets really live.

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  • Silver Spring, USA

    Igor Birman

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