Economic Developments in Contemporary Russia Contributor(s): Jeffries, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138993255 ISBN-13: 9781138993259 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 338.947 |
Series: Guides to Economic and Political Developments in Asia |
Physical Information: 576 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book provides a comprehensive overview of Russia's difficult economic transition from a command economy since the early 1990s. It covers the financial crisis of August 1998 and the global financial crisis a decade later. Key subjects covered include economic transition, privatization and liberalization; changes in land ownership and agriculture; energy; foreign direct investment; economic stabilization; and economic performance. Russia is well endowed with raw materials, especially oil and natural gas; this book argues that in some ways this has not helped Russia's attempts to become a more diversified and high-tech economy. Overall, the book demonstrates how much the Russian economy has changed in the period. It continues - and adds to - the overview of developments in the author's The New Russia (2002), and is the companion volume to Political Developments in Contemporary Russia (2011) - both published by Routledge. |