02694nam 2200601 a 450 991022010650332120230717185028.01-281-18097-197866111809730-8330-4255-6(CKB)1000000000481451(EBL)322540(OCoLC)476119953(SSID)ssj0000240316(PQKBManifestationID)11220921(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240316(PQKBWorkID)10265374(PQKB)10155524(Au-PeEL)EBL322540(CaPaEBR)ebr10225472(OCoLC)290604909(MiAaPQ)EBC322540(EXLCZ)99100000000048145120060918d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRussia's economy[electronic resource] signs of progress and retreat on the transitional road /Charles Wolf, Jr., Thomas LangSanta Monica, CA RAND20061 online resource (73 p.)Rand Corporation Monograph, v.515"MG-515-OSD.""Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."0-8330-3976-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-54).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.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 ansRand Corporation Monograph, v.515Russia (Federation)Economic conditions1991-Russia (Federation)Economic policy1991-330.947Wolf Charles1924-125219Lang Thomas1975-915597United States.Department of Defense.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220106503321Russia's economy2052518UNINA