Fwd: 6331-RUSSIA'S UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC FUTURE

[Doug Henwood]

[via Johnson's Russia List - I'm pretty sure John Hardt is the father 
of Michael]

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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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