Russian economic reforms as seen by an insider : success or failure? /

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Author / Creator: Mau, V. A.
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:Royal Institute of International Affairs. International Economics Programme.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: London : Royal Institute of International Affairs, International Economics Programme ; Washington, D.C. : Distributed worldwide by the Brookings Institution, 2000.
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Retention:Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials
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Summary:

Russia's struggle to build a market economy on the ruins of central planning has been strongly criticized by Western observers. A paper by the World Bank's chief economist, Joseph Stiglitz, entitled "Whither Reform?" contains a set of 'accusations' representative of this trend. Mau uses the arguments contained in Stiglitz's paper to reflect on the Russian transformation. He shows that most of the criticisms originate from a complete ignorance of the transformation that Russia had to undertake, and argues that this transformation has actually been a revolution.

Physical Description:x, 56 pages ; 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-56)
ISBN:1862031088
Author Notes:

Vladimir Mau is director of the Russian government's Working Centre for Economic Reform and deputy director of the Institute for the Economy in Transition in Moscow.