Table of Contents

Past Economic Performance and Insights for Future Prospects; Russia's Economic Performance: Entering The 21st Century; Russia's Economic Challenges; Removing Barriers and Providing an Incentive System; Unlocking Economic Growth in Russia; Administration and Reform of the Russian Economy; Russian Crime and Corruption in an Era of Globalization: Implications for the United States; Financial Reform: Taxes, Budgets and Banks; Putin's Dilemma: Austere Budgeting in a Poor State; Russian Defense Spending; Russian Financial Transition: The Development of Institutions and Markets for Growth; Breakup of Monopolies: Energy, Transportation and Agriculture; Agricultural Reform: Major Commodity Restructuring but Little Institutional Change; Human Capital and the Social Contract; Social Welfare: A Social Contract; Long-Term Prospects for Russia's Economic Governance; Long-Run Prospects for the Russian Economy; Russia's Evolution as a Predatory State; Russia's Economic Future and U.S. Interests; U.S. Bilateral Assistance to Russia, 1992–2001; Arms Exports and Russia's Defense Industries: Issues for the U.S. Congress; U.S.-Russian Trade and Investment: Policy and Performance; Russia and the International Financial Institutions: From Special Case to a Normal Country

About the Author

John P. Hardt, Robert F. Bennett