Russian Economic Reform - 9780415125109

Taylor & Francis

Transitions from socialism to capitalism are complex, both in theory and practice. Russian Economic Reform enables the reader to come to a much better understanding of these momentous changes, by providing a clear and accessible account of the major features of transition. It argues that attempts to portray the reform process is a disaster are misconceived, because they fail to take account of just how badly the pre-reform economy was doing. Many of the problems that are emerging now have their antecedents in the earlier economic system.\n > Introduction; Chapter 1 Markets and plans; Chapter 2 Russian market activity; Chapter 3 Price liberalization and inflation; Chapter 4 Employment and unemployment; Chapter 5 Privatization; Chapter 6 Monopoly; Chapter 7 Income and living standards; Chapter 8 False hopes; Conclusions; > Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies and Economics at Duke University.