Anders Aslund: 3 books
by Simeon Djankov, Anders Aslund
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Europe is in a serious crisis but that it can face up to these challenges. In Europe's Growth Challenge Anders Aslund and Simeon Djankov argue that the European Union can only be successful if it carries out substantial changes in the European economic system. European society benefits from equality...
How Capitalism Was Built
The Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Anders Aslund is known to make bold predictions that initially arouse controversy but soon become common wisdom. In Gorbachev's Struggle for Economic Reform (1989), he foresaw the collapse of the Soviet political and economic system. After Russia's financial crisis of 1998, observers declared the...
Russia's Crony Capitalism
The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2019
A penetrating look into the extreme plutocracy Vladimir Putin has created and its implications for Russia’s future
This insightful study explores how the economic system Vladimir Putin has developed in Russia works to consolidate control over the country. By appointing his close associates...