Rationalité économique et rationalisation de la production en Russie. 1892-1930

Economic Rationality and Rationalization of Production in Russia. 1892-1930. The paper analyzes two generations of Russian economists specialized in peasant economy. In particular, the author tries to point out the main categories of the economic analysis : market, progress, work, property. Economic rationality as an expression of the ideal world of the economist is the crucial notion. Rationality is opposed to rationalization, i.e an administrative project of economic reforms. In this context, the author analyzes the use of economical and statistical knowledge by bureaucracy. Third, the paper tries to elucidate the impact of economic knowledge and economic policies on the peasantry. By this way, the main turning points of Russian history between 1890 and 1930 are discussed. Questions on the contemporary use of "economic rationality" in economics (in developed as well as less developed countries) are equally raised.
Stanziani Alessandro. Rationalité économique et rationalisation de la production en Russie. 1892-1930. In: Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales. 51ᵉ année, N. 1, 1996. pp. 215-239.