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If sustainable growth is a key goal for the economy of every nation, its desirability is perhaps even more acute in Russia. Even President Medvedev argues that the country¿s heavy reliance on natural resources makes it primitive and uncompetitive, calling for innovation and diversification. Having analyzed the particular tenets of the economy that restrict sustainable growth, the authors argue that Russia should take advantage of its resources...

In this book, Clifford Gaddy uncovers the enduring costs of militarization in the Soviet Union, tracking its overall effect on Soviet society, its connection with market reform, and the consequences of militarization and demilitarization not only for enterprises, but also for individuals and local communities.

Clifford Gaddy's and Barry Ickes' thesis-that Russia's economy is based on illusion or pretense about nearly every important economic yardstick, including prices, sales, wages and budgets-has forced broad recognition of the inadequacies of the intended market reform policies in Russia and provided a coherent framework for understanding how and why so much of Russia's economy has resisted reform.

Clifford Gaddy's and Barry Ickes' thesis-that Russia's economy is based on illusion or pretense about nearly every important economic yardstick, including prices, sales, wages and budgets-has forced broad recognition of the inadequacies of the intended market reform policies in Russia and provided a coherent framework for understanding how and why so much of Russia's economy has resisted reform.

Russia's dependence on its oil and gas wealth is much deeper than generally recognized. Since their privatization in the 1990s, a small number of oligarchs have taken control of the economy, and the fates of millions of Russians. Vladimir Putin's system of personal protection has been successful in keeping peace among these oligarchs and Russia's industrial heartland-but can it continue? In Russia's Addiction, Clifford Gaddy and Barry Ickes ar...

If sustainable growth is a key goal for the economy of every nation, its desirability is perhaps even more acute in Russia. Even President Medvedev argues that the country¿s heavy reliance on natural resources makes it primitive and uncompetitive, calling for innovation and diversification. Having analyzed the particular tenets of the economy that restrict sustainable growth, the authors argue that Russia should take advantage of its resources...