UID:
almahu_9949068780202882
Umfang:
1 online resource (203 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-80209-9
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0-8213-2241-9
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1-134-80210-2
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9786613917492
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1-283-60504-X
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1-280-14384-3
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0-203-97663-0
Inhalt:
Questioning the attempts to portray the reform of the Russian economy as a disaster, Jim Leitzel maintains that these portrayals are misleading because they fail to take account of the many complexities of the transition. Perceptions about the pre-reform Russian economy are often inaccurate, primarily because the logic of a centrally planned economy is so different from a capitalist one that familiar economic phenomena, such as inflation and unemployment, take unfamiliar forms. The resulting misconceptions about the starting point for Russian economic reform lead to an exaggeration of the cost
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; DEDICATION; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTETNS; PREFACE; Introduction; Chapter 1 Markets and plans; Chapter 2 Russian market activity; Chapter 3 Price liberalization and inflation; Chapter 4 Employment and unemployment; Chapter 5 Privatization; Chapter 6 Monopoly; Chapter 7 Income and living standards; Chapter 8 False hopes; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-415-12510-3
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-415-12511-1
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.4324/9780203976630
