ABSTRACT
This chapter is divided into several parts. First, some brief general comments are offered on the interconnections between socialism, reform and economics in the USSR. Second, a historical typology of socialist reform economics is offered, followed by a few important insights by Soviet economists. Next, the political economy of socialism, perestroika and the economics of transition are discussed in more detail. Then aspects of current change in Russian economic education are touched upon. Finally, some conclusions are offered.
