> Chris Doss wrote:
>
> >Please ask him his views on Russian economic growth over the past
> >three years. Does he think this is a reflection of systemic
> >developments in the structure of the Russian economy, or is it due
> >largely or solely to external factors? Thanks.
>
> He said growth was to be expected after such a severe decline, and
> didn't seem convinced of its permanence. He was quite worried about
> the level of industrial concentration, which he says is inconsistent
> with the development of properly competitive markets.
>
> Doug
Maybe it's old news, but Galbraith has an article at The American Prospect on "the economic wrecking of Russia" (http://www.epn.org/cgi-bin/epn_ads/ads-tap.pl?iframe ). I haven't read it all yet. How is his analysis?
Brian