tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post1210657275137940678..comments2024-03-23T14:59:06.647-04:00Comments on International Political Economy at the University of North Carolina: Was Stalin Necessary for Russia's Economic Development?Thomas Oatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092437150746625670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-76266467799438530242013-05-31T00:06:39.572-04:002013-05-31T00:06:39.572-04:00Thanks. I've also heard of the Allen. I also h...Thanks. I've also heard of the Allen. I also haven't read it. I don't buy it on intuition alone, but possibly there's something there. These guys don't appear to be 100% impartial on the subject of Russian authoritarianism, so perhaps their analysis is skewed in some way.Kindred Winecoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330671232391851377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-4386145636134731742013-05-29T19:56:39.494-04:002013-05-29T19:56:39.494-04:00Thanks for this. If you're looking for "s...Thanks for this. If you're looking for "solid theory", I think the best work is the one that this article seems made to respond to: "Farm to Factory" by Robert Allen. From what I understand (haven't actually read it) his main is based on comparing counterfactuals: Stalin provided the maximum amount of "modernization" that could have been hoped for among the alternative paths Russia could have taken at the time (state-sponsored capitalism, liberal-capitalist, etc). Most reviews I read were fairly lukewarm.<br /><br />JRnoreply@blogger.com