Preface - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction - Politburo and Sovnarkom; E.A.Rees & D.Watson - Gosplan; R.W.Davies & O.Khlevnyuk - The People's Commissariat of Finance; S.Tsakunov - The People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry; O.Khlevnyuk - The People's Commissariat of the Timber Industry; E.A.Rees - The People's Commissariat of Agriculture; M.Tauger - The People's Commissariat of Supply and the People's Commissariat of Internal Trade; V.Barnett - The People's Commissariat of Transport (Railways); E.A.Rees - The People's Commissariat of Water Transport; E.A.Rees - Conclusion - Glossary - Bibliography - Index