Andropov Economy

Question 1

Aims, 1982-84

Answer 1

More realistic to economic problems than Brezhnev.
Sought to improve economy in current framework (nothing excessive/destructive).

Question 2

Operation Trawl

Answer 2

1982
KGB cracked down on drunkenness + absenteeism.
Tougher discipline on workers + managers.
Sniffed out corruption.
Boosted productivity.

Question 3

Brigade System

Answer 3

1982
Collective contracts with farms, stimulating a private enterprise without private markets.

Question 4

Econ Stats

Answer 4

1983, 3% increase in national income and 3.5% increase in labor productivity.
Output of consumer goods rose 4.3% and capital goods rose 3.7%.
Agricultural output rose 5% and labor productivity on farms rose 6%. Could have been more had it not been for poor weather in 1982.