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Cornell International Law Journal Volume 16 Article 2 Issue 1 Winter 1983 Private Enterprise in a Planned Economy: Implementation and Nullification of Soviet Law George M. Armstrong Jr. Follow this and additional works at : /cilj Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Armstrong, George M. Jr. (1983) Private Enterprise in a Planned Economy: Implementation and Nullification of Soviet Law, Cornell International Law Journal: Vol. 16: Iss. 1, Article 2. Availa le at : /cilj/vol16/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access y Scholarship@Cornell Law : A Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Cornell International Law Journal y an authorized administrator of Scholarship@Cornell Law : A Digital Repository. For more information, please contact jmp8@. PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IN A PLANNED ECONOMY: IMPLEMENTATION AND NULLIFICATION OF SOVIET LAW George . Armstrong, Jr.t INTRODUCTION The Soviet Unions adoption of a new Constitution in 1977 sig- naled to many western scholars a fundamental change in Soviet pol- icy concerning the rights of individuals to use private property for profit-making activities. I The new Constitution appears to acknowl- edge that the state owned, centrally planned economy has been unable to satisfy demand for food and light consumer goods. In addition, it seems to indicate that Soviet leaders have approved an expanded role in the economy for private production. In 1977, how- ever, it was not apparent whether the Soviet government would implement the new constitutional provisions, or whether