Towards Market Economies - The Imf Economic Transition in Russia Other Former Soviet Countries

The book is a personal account of the changes in the economies, politics and societies of former Soviet Union countries, and the role of the IMF in helping them make the transition from planned to market economies. From 1992 to 2003, the author was in charge of the IMF's work on the fifteen countries that emerged from the former Soviet Union.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Chapter 1: The Hammer and Sickle
Chapter 2: Fifteen New Flags
Chapter 3: Stop Doing Whatever You Were Doing Before
Chapter 4: Russia: It Turned Out as Always
Chapter 5: Ukraine: Someday We Will
Chapter 6: The Baltic States
Chapter 7: Other CIS Countries
Chapter 8: A Longer Perspective
Further Reading
IMF Works
Other Works
About the Author

About the author

By John Odling-Smee

Product details

• Authors: John Odling-Smee
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780761873624
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-7362-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Russia, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions, International Economics, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics & Trade, HISTORY / Russia / General