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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 From: John Hardt <jadmr at comcast.net> Subject: Re: Russia's Uncertain Economic Future
Russia's Uncertain Economic Future, a 463 page volume, has been released by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress and is now on the Government Printing Office {GPO] website. You may find it with the following: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/joint/sjoint03.html and scroll down to Committee Prints.
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[DJ: Here is reproduced the table of contents and the Highlights and Overview by John Hardt. The full text is available as indicated above.]
RUSSIA'S UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC FUTURE COMPENDIUM OF PAPERS SUBMITTED TO THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 2001
CONTENTS Page
Foreword, by Senator Robert F. Bennett........................... iii Historical Note.................................................. vii Highlights, by John Hardt........................................ ix Overview, by John Hardt.......................................... xi
Past Economic Performance and Insights for Future Prospects
Russia's Economic Performance: Entering the 21st Century, by
William H. Cooper.............................................. 3
Russia's Economic Challenges
Removing Barriers and Providing an Incentive System.............. 25 The Russian Economy: How Far from Sustainable Growth?, by Ben
Slay........................................................... 25 Unlocking Economic Growth in Russia, by Vincent Palmeda and Bill
Lewis.......................................................... 47 Administration and Reform of the Russian Economy, by Paul Gregory
and Wolfram Schrettl........................................... 81 Russian Crime and Corruption in an Era of Globalization:
Implications for the United States, by Jonathan M. Winer and
Phil Williams.................................................. 97 Financial Reform: Taxes, Budgets and Banks....................... 125 Tax Reform in Russia, by Z. Blake Marshall....................... 125 Putin's Dilemma: Austere Budgeting in a Poor State, by James A.
Duran, Jr...................................................... 141 Russian Defense Spending, by Christopher J. Hill................. 161 Russian Financial Transition: The Development of Institutions and
Markets for Growth, by David M. Kemme.......................... 183 Breakup of Monopolies: Energy, Transportation and Agriculture.... 213 The Russian Energy Sector: Current Conditions and Long-Term
Outlook, by Matthew J. Sagers.................................. 213 Agricultural Reform: Major Commodity Restructuring but Little
Institutional Change, by William Liefert....................... 253
Human Capital and the Social Contract............................ 283 Russia's Demographic and Health Meltdown, by Murray Feshbach..... 283 Social Welfare: A Social Contract, by Judyth L. Twigg............ 307
Long-term Prospects for Russia's Economic Governance
Long-run Prospects for the Russian Economy, James R. Millar...... 329 Russia's Evolution as a Predatory State, by Peter J. Stavrakis... 347
Russia's Economic Future and U.S. Interests
U.S. Bilateral Assistance to Russia, 1992-2001, by Curt Tarnoff.. 369 Arms Exports and Russia's Defense Industries: Issues for the U.S.
Congress, by Kevin P. O'Prey................................... 385 U.S.-Russian Trade and Investment: Policy and Performance, by
Inga Litvinsky, Matt London, and Tanya Shuster................. 411 Russia and the International Financial Institutions: From Special
Case to a Normal Country, by Jonathan E. Sanford............... 42
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