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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220106503321

Autore

Wolf Charles <1924->

Titolo

Russia's economy [[electronic resource] ] : signs of progress and retreat on the transitional road / / Charles Wolf, Jr., Thomas Lang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2006

ISBN

1-281-18097-1

9786611180973

0-8330-4255-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Collana

Rand Corporation Monograph, v.515

Altri autori (Persone)

LangThomas <1975->

Disciplina

330.947

Soggetti

Russia (Federation) Economic conditions 1991-

Russia (Federation) Economic policy 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MG-515-OSD."

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-54).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction. Transitional economies ; This report -- The macroeconomy -- Oil and natural gas : prices, production, and exports -- Markets and reform -- International transactions -- Russian military spending -- Conclusions and implications.

Sommario/riassunto

The good news and the bad news about the Russian economy's movement toward becoming a market economy are both abundant; however, the Russian economy can still-16 years after the Soviet Union's demise-be appropriately characterized as transitional. It is the second largest of the economies considered to be transitional (China is the largest), but its position on the broad spectrum of transitional economies is not entirely clear, and neither are the pace and direction of its movement. The authors shed light on ambiguities surrounding Russia's status as a transitional economy by attempting to ans