TY - JOUR
T1 - The ministry, plan changes, and the ratchet in planning
AU - Keren, Michael
PY - 1982/12
Y1 - 1982/12
N2 - Do Soviet planners employ the ratchet, that is, do they increase targets in response to higher performance, as is generally accepted, or has David Granick (J. Comp. Econ., Sept. 1980, pp. 255-273) proved statistically that they do not? This paper tries to show that accepted views of planning behavior are well founded. The evidence comes from two sources: East German data show that targets are adjusted ex post, partly in response to performance; Soviet sources, presumed by Granick to prove the absence of a ratchet, are shown to prove its existence.
AB - Do Soviet planners employ the ratchet, that is, do they increase targets in response to higher performance, as is generally accepted, or has David Granick (J. Comp. Econ., Sept. 1980, pp. 255-273) proved statistically that they do not? This paper tries to show that accepted views of planning behavior are well founded. The evidence comes from two sources: East German data show that targets are adjusted ex post, partly in response to performance; Soviet sources, presumed by Granick to prove the absence of a ratchet, are shown to prove its existence.
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U2 - 10.1016/0147-5967(82)90043-9
DO - 10.1016/0147-5967(82)90043-9
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AN - SCOPUS:0038089234
SN - 0147-5967
VL - 6
SP - 327
EP - 342
JO - Journal of Comparative Economics
JF - Journal of Comparative Economics
IS - 4
ER -