Russian economic reform

Questioning the attempts to portray the reform of the Russian economy as a disaster, Jim Leitzel maintains that these portrayals are misleading because they fail to take account of the many complexities of the transition. Perceptions about the pre-reform Russian economy are often inaccurate, primari...

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Corporate Author: World Bank (-)
Other Authors: Leitzel, Jim, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge 2005.
1995.
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Summary:Questioning the attempts to portray the reform of the Russian economy as a disaster, Jim Leitzel maintains that these portrayals are misleading because they fail to take account of the many complexities of the transition. Perceptions about the pre-reform Russian economy are often inaccurate, primarily because the logic of a centrally planned economy is so different from a capitalist one that familiar economic phenomena, such as inflation and unemployment, take unfamiliar forms. The resulting misconceptions about the starting point for Russian economic reform lead to an exaggeration of the cost
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (203 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-184) and index.
ISBN:9781134802098
9780821322413
9781134802104
9786613917492
9781283605045
9781280143847
9780203976630