Market without economy : the 1998 Russian financial crisis /

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:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; I The Russian Stabilisation Programme; I.1 Initial Considerations; I.2 The Case of Russia; I.3 Macroeconomic Aspects; Monetary Policy; Fiscal Policy; I.4 The Microeconomics of Stabilisation; I.5 Conclusions; II Russian Default and Financial Crisis Theory; II. 1 Theoretical Background; First Generation Model; Second Generation Model; Third Generation Model; The Contagion Effect; II. 2 The Russian Financial Crisis; Literature Review; Setting the Stage: What Was Happening in 1998; The Crisis Itself.
  • II. 3 ConclusionIII The Aftermath of the Crisis; III. 1 Introduction; III. 2 Growth and Inflation; III. 3 Microeconomic Effects of the Crisis; III. 4 Public Finances; III. 5 Final Considerations; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography.