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Challenges for Russian Economic Reform
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2010
Summary
The transition to a market economy proves to be far more difficult in Russia than in the former centrally planned economies of eastern Europe. The Russian economy continues to face serious problems, including substantial inflationary pressures, falling output, and capital flight. The most positive aspect of the transition has been the relatively fast pace of privatization.
Challenges for Russian Economic Reform contains papers published by the post-Soviet Business Forum at the Royal Institute of International Affairs that have been revised for this volume. The contributers, specalists in Russian economic affairs, examine the principal economic and institutional factors that have hindered transformation in Russia. The sheer size of the country has complicated the problem of exposing domestic producers to foreign competition and has weakened the ability of central authorities to control the regions. Economic stabilization has been hampered by the difficulties in establishing sound economic relations with the former Soviet republics.
David Dyker and Michael Barrow analyze the problems of monopoly and competition policy in Russia. Philip Hanson assesses the obstacles to economic stabilization posed by regional economic interests and examines regional diversity in reform implementation. Michael Kaser examines the problems of privatization by regions and sectors in Russia and the CIS and the institutional obstacles encountered by foreign investors. Alan Smith explores the problems created by the breakup of traditional trade and payment relations with the non-Russian republics of the former Soviet Union and bilateral trade links with Eastern Europe. He also provides an overall assessment of Russian economic performance since the collapse of communism.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-8025-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-1427-9
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
275
Product type
Edited Book
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Introduction: The Economic Challenge Facing Russia No access Pages 1 - 20
1 Issues and Institutes No access
2 The Forces at Work No access
3 The Provinces in Transition Center Stage No access
1 Monopoly in Russia: The Basic Features No access
2 Lessons from Western Experience No access
3 International Experience and Monopoly Policy in Russia No access
1 Privatization in the Post-Soviet Economy No access
2 Privatizing the Non-Farm Economy No access
3 Land Reform No access
4 The Problems No access
1 Introduction No access
2 Trade Relations in the Soviet Era No access
3 Trade Relations between Former Soviet Republics No access
4 Prospects for the Creation of Sustainable Trade Relations in the Former Soviet Republics No access
