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Alexander Gerschenkron

In: Russian and Western Economic Thought

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  • Andrei A. Belykh

    (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA))

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The paper discusses the life and the works of Alexander Gerschenkron (1904–1978). Born in the Russian Empire, educated in Austria, he emigrated to the USA and became a leading scholar in economic history. Studying statistics of the USSR economy, he developed “Gerschenkron effect” which measures the difference between Paasche and Laspeyres indices. His main research focused on the history of European industrialization resulted in the concept of the possible positive role of relative economic backwardness in economic development. Underdeveloped countries have an opportunity to use technological achievements of developed countries and, as a result, can overleap certain stages of development which more developed countries have already overcome. For Gerschenkron, Russia was not only his native land—it was the main object of his research. His concluded that Russian economic development was an integral part of the general European pattern and that the history of the Russian industrialization can assist in understanding the history of Europe.

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  • Andrei A. Belykh, 2022. "Alexander Gerschenkron," Springer Studies in the History of Economic Thought, in: Vladimir Avtonomov & Harald Hagemann (ed.), Russian and Western Economic Thought, pages 343-361, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spshcp:978-3-030-99052-7_16
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-99052-7_16
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    Keywords

    Economic backwardness; Alexander Gerschenkron; East–West relations; Economic history;
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    JEL classification:

    • B10 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - General
    • N00 - Economic History - - General - - - General
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe

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