Changing the economic system in Russia

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Changing the economic system in Russia

edited by Anders Åslund and Richard Layard

Pinter, 1993

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A key attraction of this volume is that it is the first insider-analysis of the change of economic system in Russia. It functions as a thorough account of Russia's economic policy in this critical year. The contributors have considerable insight on the transformation process. Most of the Russian contributors are acting as economic advisors of ministers/vice-ministers to the Russian government. These government representatives are also well-qualified academics in their own right. These are not the cautious reform economist of yesteryear, but a whole new elite of Russian economists who genuinely understand and embrace the principles of the market economy. Russia itself is in a completely new situation today compared to one year ago. There are no longer any illusions about the possibilities of holding together the former Soviet republics. Russia is now free to proceed with the business of economic transformation, unfettered by discord elsewhere, The change of system has already begun.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction, Anders Aslund and Richard Layard. Part 1 Assessment of the initial reforms: the first half year of Russian transformation, Marek Dabrowski
  • the gradual nature of economic change in Russia, Anders Aslund
  • prices, incomes and hardship, Michael Ellam and Richard Layard. Part 2 Government strategies: Russia's negotiations with the IMF, Alexei V. Mozhin
  • economic reform in Russia - social, political and institutional aspects, Sergei A. Vasiliev. Part 3 Privatization: main issues of privatization in Russia, Anatoly B. Chubais and Maria Vishnevskaya
  • the voucher programme for Russia, Maxim Boycko and Andrei Shleifer
  • privatiziation with foreign participation, Boris G. Federov. Part 4 Money and foreign trade: remaining steps to a market-based monetary system, Jeffrey D. Sachs and David Lipton
  • the trouble with the ruble - monetary reform in the former Soviet Union, Ardo H. Hansson
  • new banks in the former Soviet Union - how do they operate?, Simon Johnson, Heidi Kroll and Mark Horton
  • Russia's balance of payments prospects, Peter Boone.

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