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The 1998 financial crisis in Russia was one of the most dramatic economic breakdowns and symbolized the failure of the transition process as it had been conducted since the end of the Soviet Union. There is no general agreement on the nature of the rouble collapse; a number of contradictory interpre...

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Main Author: Melloni, Nicola
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, 2006.
Series:Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 40.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The 1998 financial crisis in Russia was one of the most dramatic economic breakdowns and symbolized the failure of the transition process as it had been conducted since the end of the Soviet Union. There is no general agreement on the nature of the rouble collapse; a number of contradictory interpretations have been discussed among economists. This book argues that the Russian 1998 financial turmoil is best predicted by Krugman's and Sargent-Wallace's models. The currency collapse had its origins in the peculiar way in which the transition was managed. In particular, the Russian government bec.
Physical Description:1 online resource (145 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-145).
ISBN:9783838254074
3838254074
ISSN:1614-3515 ;

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