Год выпуска: 0 Автор: Yegor Gaidar, Karl Otto Pohl Издательство: Страниц: 0 ISBN: 0262071657
Описание
Departing from tradition, both Yegor Gaidar, former Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, and Karl Otto Pohl, former Chairman of the German Bundesbank, were invited to give the 1993 Lionel Robbins Lectures. The experiences of each author reflectthe vast economic changes spreading across Europe -- economic reform in the East and growing economic integration in the West. Gaidar helped launch Russian economic reforms in 1992; Pohl fought the hyperinflation in Europe of the 1970s and 1980s andlaid the groundwork for monetary stability in Western Europe. These lectures provide insight into how these leaders assessed the risks of their situations and used basic economic analysis to chart their courses. Gaidar reviews the events that led up to the August coup in Russia to argue that gradualism was not a viable approach to economic reform. He describes the conditions and dilemmas of the time, observing that reform in Russia is as much a political puzzle as it is an economic...
