The New Russia: A Handbook of Economic and Political Developments

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ISBN: 9780700716210 | 0700716211
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Copyright: 8/30/2002

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Provides full details of the many rapid changes in the Russian economy and the political system since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Covers the period up to 2000, offering a valuable guide to policies in the Putin era.

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Acknowledgements

Introduction and Overview

(48)

Part I Economic Developments

(256)

The Transition to the Market: Introduction

(1)

The Transition from Command Planning to the Market

(39)

Command Planning in the Soviet Era

(11)

From Plan to Market

(28)

Prices

(7)

Prices in the Soviet Era

(2)

Price Liberalization in Russia

(5)

Foreign Trade

(13)

The Soviet Era

(2)

Foreign Trade in Russia Between January 1992 and the Financial Crisis of August 1998

(11)

Direct Foreign Investment

110

(8)

The Soviet Era

110

(1)

Russia Since 1992

110

(8)

The Private Non-Agricultural Sector

118

(37)

The Private Non-Agricultural Sector in the Soviet Era

118

(1)

Privatization in the Non-Agricultural Sectors of the Russian Economy Since 1992

118

(37)

Agriculture

155

(15)

The Soviet Era

155

(2)

Agriculture in Russia

157

(13)

Macroeconomic Stabilization

170

(105)

The Soviet Financial System

170

(3)

Macroeconomic Stabilization Before the Financial Crisis of August 1998

173

(28)

Russia and the Asian Financial Crisis

201

(74)

Foreign Debt and Aid Before the August 1998 Financial Crisis

275

(13)

Foreign Debt

275

(2)

Foreign Aid

277

(11)

Economic Performance, Health and the Enviornment

288

(17)

Economic Performance

288

(13)

Health

301

(2)

The Environment

303

(2)

Part II Political Developments

305

(315)

The Dissolution of the Soviet Union

307

(33)

Events Prior to the 19--21 August 1991 Abortive Coup

307

(5)

The 19--21 August 1991 Abortive Coup

312

(11)

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

323

(5)

Economic Relations Between Russia and the Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union (The `Near Abroad')

328

(12)

The Federal State and the Chechen Crisis

340

(106)

The Federal State

340

(15)

The Putin Era

355

(8)

The Chechen Wars

363

(83)

A Chronology of Political Developments, 1992--2000

446

(120)

A Chronology of Events Prior to the Dissolution of Parliment on 21 September 1993

446

(10)

The Dissolution of Parliment on 21 September 1993

456

(4)

The Search for a New Constituion

460

(6)

The General Election of 12 December 1993

466

(8)

Developments Between the December 1995 General Election and the December 1995 General Election

474

(7)

The General Election of 17 December 1995

481

(8)

The Reelection of Yeltsin as President on 3 July 1996

489

(1)

The Merry-Go-Round of Prime Ministers

489

(42)

The General Election of 19 December 1999

531

(5)

The Resignation of Yeltsin on 31 December 1999 and the Meteoric Rise of Vladimir Putin from Relative Obscurity to President (elected 26 March 2000); the Putin Reforms

536

(30)

Military and Foreign Affairs, Disarmament Agreements, Partnership for Peace, the Kosovo Crisis and Nato Expansion

566

(54)

The Armed Forces

566

(9)

Defence Doctrine

575

(2)

International Treaties and Agreements and Nato Expansion

577

(43)

Conclusion

620

(4)

Bibliography

624

(11)

Index

635

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