Conversations With History - Anders Aslund
submitted by Marvin's Underground Evening Lectures
on 10/06/18
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Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed in Russia Anders Aslund - Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute, Washington, D.C. Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes economist Anders Aslund for a discussion of Russia after the fall of communism. He analyzes the reasons for the succcessful implementation of a market economy and the reasons for the failure to achieve a democratic revolution. He compares the leadership of Gorbachev, Yelstin, and Putin. Anders Aslund also discusses the implications of authoritarian rule by Putin for Russia and relations with the West. globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/
