September 1965 plenum decisions of the CPSU Central Committee
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The September 1965 plenum decisions of the CPSU Central Committee were a key Soviet leadership resolution that launched the Kosygin economic reforms, aiming to improve industrial efficiency through limited market-oriented measures within the planned economy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CPSU Central Committee resolution
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Soviet political event ⓘ economic reform decision ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving enterprise profitability
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improving industrial efficiency ⓘ raising labor productivity ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Leonid Brezhnev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
attempt at partial decentralization of economic management
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reform within the framework of central planning ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | September 1965 ⓘ |
| economicSystem | planned economy ⓘ |
| followed | March 1965 speech by Alexei Kosygin to the Supreme Soviet ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment |
important but only partially implemented reform initiative
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precursor to later discussions on economic restructuring in the USSR ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism‑Leninism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| increasedEmphasisOn |
cost reduction
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profitability of production ⓘ quality of output ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Soviet enterprise reform measures in the late 1960s ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier economic debates in the USSR about profit and incentives ⓘ |
| introduced | limited market‑oriented measures ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
greater enterprise autonomy within plan targets
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material incentives for managers and workers ⓘ profit as a key indicator for enterprises ⓘ self‑financing (khozraschyot) for enterprises ⓘ |
| launched | Kosygin economic reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | CPSU Central Committee plenum resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limitedBy |
maintenance of central plan targets
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preservation of state ownership of the means of production ⓘ |
| location | Moscow ⓘ |
| mainArchitect | Alexei Kosygin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialJustification |
accelerating scientific and technological progress
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improving living standards ⓘ strengthening socialist economic management ⓘ |
| partOf | Kosygin reform package of the mid‑1960s ⓘ |
| policyArea |
economic planning
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incentive system ⓘ industrial management ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Brezhnev era
NERFINISHED
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post‑Khrushchev leadership consolidation ⓘ |
| reactionTo |
inefficiencies of over‑centralized planning
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stagnation in Soviet industrial growth rates in the early 1960s ⓘ |
| reducedEmphasisOn | gross output as the main performance indicator ⓘ |
| sectorFocus |
construction
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industry ⓘ some branches of agriculture and trade ⓘ |
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