... itself which in turn would underpin industrialisation. On an external point of view Russia also needed to boost its industry because she depended on Western imports, making her also very vulnerable in times of conflicts. She also had to ensure her survival in case of an attack and gear ... dramatic increase of production in practically every industry having sometimes more than 100% increases according to the Official Soviet estimate. Although according to the Western statistics the increase was only of at least 70%, they thought and still think that Russia did extremely well. All of this...

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... situation these societies find themselves in clearly we must look at them through precapitalist eyes. Stressing the importance of a self effacing critique of the capitalist world view, (one that the western reader has probably reified) is critical to comprehending the task he has undertaken. His aim is to show that the "alienation" experienced by individuals in a society, developed hand in hand ... points out the dilemma that precapitalist societies face when confronting the shift to a market driven economy. The social cohesion is being undermined by a system that puts the "bottom line"...

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