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

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Term Paper Title	Russian Reform And Economics: The Last Quarter Of The 20th Century
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Russian Reform and Economics: The Last Quarter of the 20th Century

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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?

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     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" (Aganbegyan, 1).
     Many changes took place during the years contai...

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