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Russian Reform And Economics: The Last Quarter Of The 20th Century

Russian Reform and Economics: The Last Quarter of the 20th Century

Russian Reform and Economics: The Last Quarter of the 20th Century

Outline

Thesis: As the reformation of the USSR was becoming a reality, Russia's economy
was crumbling beneath it. Russia began its economic challenge of perestroika in
the 1980's. The Russian people wanted economic security and freedom, while the
government was trying to obtain democracy. The previous management styles
needed to be changed along with the way that most businesses in Russia operated.

I. Reformation of USSR
A. The change from communism to democracy.
B. The change in government has had a great effect on the Russian people
and workers.
C. The reformation left the Russian economy upside down. II. Post-Reform
economy versus Pre-Reform economy.
A. There were many steps in the reformation of the economy.
B. What are some of the effects of a reforming economy?
C. There are many changes that are still needed in order for the Russian
economy to grow. III. What will be the future of Russia's Economy?

Main Body

As the reformation of the USSR was becoming a reality, Russia's economy was
crumbling beneath it. Russia began its economic challenge of perestroika in the
1980's. The Russian people wanted economic security and freedom, while the
government was trying to obtain democracy. The previous management styles
needed to be changed along with the way that most businesses in Russia operated.
The Russian Federation consists of 17,075,400 square km, which is roughly
76.2 percent of the former USSR, and covers about 12 percent of the earth's land
surface. The Russian Federation's population in 1991 was 147.3 million (Smith,
A., 7).
During the 1980's the Russian government started a reformation process
called "perestroika," meaning restructuring (Aganbegyan, 1). Perestroika
signifies qualitative changes and transformation in the government and in the
economy. The four stages of perestroika are the "Preliminary stage (March 1985-
February 1986)," the "Stabilizing stage (March 1986 - January 1987)," the
"Expansive stage (January - November 1987)," and the "Regrouping stage (November
1987 onwards)" (Hill & Dellenbrant, 140). The government also identified two
other processes. "Glasnost," which means openness, supported the strong economic
reform (Aganbegyan, 1; Hill & Dellenbrant, 54). The acceleration of economic
reform was called "uskorenie"

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