Ten Years After the Soviet Breakup: The Advantages of Radical Reform

Issue Date October 2001
Volume 12
Issue 4
Page Numbers 42-48
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The failures of post-Soviet reform notwithstanding, serious strides have been made toward economic and political transformation.

About the Author

Anders Åslund is a senior fellow of the Atlantic Council. His most recent book is Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It (2015).

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