An extremely timely contribution to the business and economic literature, this is a comprehensive study of the principal issues surrounding the negotiation and operation of joint ventures in the Soviet Union. The contributors include both Soviet and Western trade experts and economists, making this the most complete and balanced treatment of the subject available to date. Their aim is to combine a strong theoretical base with practical analysis of the problems that Soviet and Western business people have encountered in the Soviet economic environment. To that end, the study maintains a historical perspective but places primary emphasis on presenting realistic visions of present and future policy directions in this area.
Divided into five parts, the volume begins by focusing on the motivations for Western businesses to invest in the Soviet Union and the steps that Soviet officials and managers can take to help satisfy and strengthen these motivations. Part II examines the lessons that can be drawn from joint venture experiences in Eastern Europe and China. In the third section, Soviet and Western contributors explore the painful process of economic reform in the Soviet Union and its implications for Western trade and investment. Specific attention is given to the legal framework within which Western firms would be required to operate. The contributors next examine the practical problems encountered by joint ventures in the Soviet Union, drawing upon both the latest data from Soviet central government and their own extensive questionnaire mailing. Finally, the authors provide recommendations on how the Western and Soviet governments and business communities can structure their approaches to optimize the chances for successful joint ventures. Students of international business as well as executives and managers involved in planning joint ventures in the USSR will find this book an indispensable resource.
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ALAN B. SHERR is Associate Director of the Center for Foreign Policy Development at Brown University.
IVAN KOROLEV is Deputy Director of the Institute for World Economy and International Relations of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
IGOR FAMINSKY is Director of the All-Union Research Institute for Foreign Economic Relations of the State Foreign Economics Commission of the USSR Council of Ministers.
TATYANA M. ARTEMOVA is Leading Research Fellow at the All-Union Research Institute for Foreign Economic Relations, State Foreign Economics Commission of the USSR Council of Ministers.
EVGENIYA L. YAKOVLEVA is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for World Economy and International Relations of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
Preface Creating Favorable Conditions for Western-Soviet Economic Cooperation Risk and Return in U.S.-Soviet Joint Ventures by Eric A. Stubbs Conditions for Creating a Favorable Investment Climate in the Soviet Union by Vladimir V. Ranenko and Evgeniya L. Yakovleva Soviet Technology and the Potential of Joint Ventures by Julian Cooper Joint Ventures in East-West Relations Capitalist Investment in Socialist Countries by Lyudmila A. Rodina Internationalization of the Soviet and Other Socialist Economies: Lessons from the Chinese Experience by John Morton Western Investment and Trade in the USSR: Analysis and Prospects Economic Activity in the Soviet Union and Restructuring of Foreign Economic Activity by Igor G. Doronin Soviet Priorities in the Development of Joint Ventures by Vyacheslav O. Maslov The Internationalization of the Soviet Economy by Philip Hanson Legal Aspects of Establishing Joint Ventures in the Soviet Union by Natalya L. Platonova New Soviet Laws on Property and Land Ownership and Their Approach to the Issues of Joint Ventures by Natalya G. Semilutina The Legal Foundations of Soviet Joint Ventures: A Comment and Critique by William E. Butler The Status of Joint Business Ventures in the Soviet Union by Zinoviy M. Eventov Joint Ventures in the USSR: Practical Problems General Trends in the Development of Joint Enterprises in the Soviet Union: A View through the Lens of Survey Research by Tatyana M. Artemova and Alan B. Sherr Problems of Formation and Function of Joint Ventures by Tatyana M. Artemova The Human Factor: Management and Personnel Issues in East-West Joint Ventures by Noah E. Gotbaum Joint Ventures in Banking by Lyudmila S. Khudyakova Financing of Western Trade and Investment in the Soviet Union by Jan H. Kalicki Conclusions and Recommendations The Future of Joint Ventures in the Soviet Union by Vladimir V. Ranenko Looking to the Future: Western Policy and Business Options by Alan B. Sherr Appendix: List of U.S.-Soviet Joint Ventures Registered with the USSR Ministry of Finance Index
