Russia moves into the global economy / John M. Letiche.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Letiche, J. M. (John Marion), 1918-2017.

Series:

Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; 69.

Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; 69

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Russia (Federation)--Economic policy--1991-.

Russia (Federation).

Economic policy.

Globalization--Economic aspects--Russia (Federation).

Globalization.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign economic relations.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 101 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

Written by a world-renowned scholar on a topic of enormous interest in the area of international economics, this book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of the important economic and political developments currently taking place in Russia. Explaining the present state of Russias political economy, Letiche, explores the three phases of Russia's transition: the first is associated predominantly with an effective depreciation in the value of the roublethe second is driven primarily by the sharp rise in world energy pricesthe third represents a continuum of phase one and two, looking at the successes and setbacks of President's Putin's administration.This book will benefit undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral research students of subjects such as international economics, Russian and Soviet politics and Eastern European politics.

Contents:

Russia's economic restructuring since the 1998 crisis

Transitional constraints

Basic principles toward a successful Russian market economy

Policy reforms for the longer term

The Yukos crisis

Transitional tensions and permanent interests

Concluding observations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [73]-97) and index.

ISBN:

0415770548

9780415770545

0203946588

9780203946589

OCLC:

76961326