"Davies gives us a fine-grained analysis of investment and outcomes throughout the economy, as well as many new details about how plans were debated and revised. ... anyone interested in specific sectors or episodes in the economic development of the mid-1930s should consult this encyclopedic work." (Julie Hessler, Slavic Review, Vol. 75 (1), Spring, 2016)
"The text is well structured, chronologically coherent and features a set of subchapters covering a variety of different issues from finances, industry and agriculture to the defence sector, etc. ... this monograph offers a deep insight into three years of Soviet economic development and is recommended for libraries and specialists." (Olaf Mertelsmann, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (3), May, 2016)
"The Years of Progress: The Soviet Economy, 1934-1936 covers in detail the advance of industry, capital investment, domestic and foreign trade, and the upgrading of Soviet economic infrastructure. ... The book has a well-organized structure and a straightforward chronological layout that makes reading this exhaustive study fascinating ... . This significantly adds to our understanding of how multifaceted and complex the decision-making processes actually were ... ." (Lennart Samuelson, ahr.oxfordjournals.org, February, 2016)
"The text is well structured, chronologically coherent and features a set of subchapters covering a variety of different issues from finances, industry and agriculture to the defence sector, etc. ... this monograph offers a deep insight into three years of Soviet economic development and is recommended for libraries and specialists." (Olaf Mertelsmann, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (3), May, 2016)
"The Years of Progress: The Soviet Economy, 1934-1936 covers in detail the advance of industry, capital investment, domestic and foreign trade, and the upgrading of Soviet economic infrastructure. ... The book has a well-organized structure and a straightforward chronological layout that makes reading this exhaustive study fascinating ... . This significantly adds to our understanding of how multifaceted and complex the decision-making processes actually were ... ." (Lennart Samuelson, ahr.oxfordjournals.org, February, 2016)