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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf, Charles, 1924-

Contributor:

Lang, Thomas, 1975-

United States. Department of Defense.

Series:

Rand Corporation Monograph, v.515

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Russia (Federation).

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (73 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

"MG-515-OSD."

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-54).

ISBN:

1-281-18097-1

9786611180973

0-8330-4255-6

OCLC:

476119953