Russia's Uncertain Economic Future: With a Comprehensive Subject Index

John Pearce Hardt, United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

M.E. Sharpe, 2003 - Political Science - 481 pages

The contributors to this volume analyze the present state of the Russian economy and its future prospects-which now seem brighter than at any previous time in the country's history. The Russian economy is now showing positive GDP growth and a positive balance of payments, portending a trend of sustained growth. The record of the Putin presidency with respect to the establishment of market-friendly legal and administrative environments is substantially positive. On the other side of the ledger, the contributors identify the persistence of monopolies in energy, transportation, and agriculture; distortions resulting from corruption, infra-structural inadequacies, and the maldistribution of political power and decision-making authority; demographic decline and the erosion of human capital as manifested in the health, education, and welfare of the population.

Contents

• Removing Barriers and Providing an Incentive: 26
• Russias External Trends: 33
• Leading Indicators for the Future of Russias Transition: 44
• Unlocking Economic Growth in Russia: 47
• Institution: 50
• Administration and Reform of the Russian Economy: 81
• Implications: 97
• Taxes Budgets and Banks: 125
• Austere Budgeting in a Poor State: 141
• Russian Defense Spending: 161
• The Development of Institutions: 183
• Energy Transportation and Agriculture: 213
• Major Commodity Restructuring but Little: 253
• Human Capital and the Social Contract: 283
• A Social Contract: 307
• Longrun Prospects for the Russian Economy: 329
• Russias Evolution as a Predatory State: 347
• U S Bilateral Assistance to Russia 19922001: 369
• Issues for the U S Congress: 385
• Policy and Performance: 411
• From Special Case to: 425
• Index: 465

Bibliographic information

• Title: Russia's Uncertain Economic Future: With a Comprehensive Subject Index
• Editors: John Pearce Hardt, United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
• Contributors: John Pearce Hardt, United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: M.E. Sharpe, 2003
• ISBN: 0765612089, 9780765612083
• Length: 481 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Economic Conditions; Political Science / Political Economy