Red plenty

The Soviet Union Was Built On 20th-century Magic Called ‘the Planned Economy’, Which Was Going To Gush Forth An Abundance Of Good Things That Capitalism Could Never Match. And Just For A Little While, In The Late 1950s, The Magic Seemed To Be Working. This Book Is About That Moment In History, And How It Came, And How It Went Away. Part One: Introduction — 1. The Prodigi, 1938 — 2. Mr. Chairman, 1959 — 3. Little Plastic Beakers, 1959 — 4. White Dust, 1953 — Part Two: Introduction — 1. Shadow Prices, 1960 — 2. From The Photograph, 1961 — 3. Stormy Applause, 1961 — Part Three: Introduction — 1. Midsummer Night, 1962 — 2. The Price Of Meat, 1962 — Part Four: Introduction — 1. The Method Of Balances, 1963 — 2. Prisoner’s Dilemma, 1963 — 3. Favors, 1964 — Part Five: Introduction — 1. Trading Down, 1964 — 2. Ladies, Cover Your Ears!, 1965 — 3. Psychoprohilaxis, 1966 — Part Six: Introduction — 1. The Unified System, 1970 — 2. Police In The Forest, 1968 — 3. The Pensioner, 1968. Francis Spufford. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 421-434).