Radical reform in Yeltsin's Russia : political, economic, and social dimensions

Examining the political and organizational factors that have shaped Russian economic reforms since the demise of the USSR, the author of this text draws on a variety of sources that cover political transition, economic reform, and regional and federal structures and processes. This work examines the political and organizational factors that have shaped Russian economic reforms since the demise of the Soviet Union. The author draws on a variety of sources - including interviews conducted in Ekaterinburg, Voronezh and Smolensk - to present a multilayered portrait of the successes, failures and umintended consequences of the reforms. The book covers: the consequence of dissolving the USSR and Russia's role in the CIS; political transition; economic reform; assessment of the political and social implications of neo-liberal moneterism and of the voucher privatisation programme; and both regional and federal structures and processes. 1. The Twentieth-century Russian Dialectic -- 2. The Political Dimension Of Economic Reform -- 3. Structural And Cultural Factors -- 4. Contrasting Economic Priorities In Russian Reform -- 5. Coordination Issues In Russia's Privatization Program -- 6. An Assessment Of The Voucher Privatization Program -- 7. In The Balance. Lynn D. Nelson, Irina Y. Kuzes. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 205-246) And Index.