Liberation, Privatization, and the Triumph of Neoliberalism: Looking Back at the USSR's Transition from Planned Economy to Market Economy, 1990s

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Brief Description

Access to open market was a major driver of Russians’ strive to liberation after the collapse of the USSR. This round table discussion of Russian market reforms of the 1990’s will focus on developing an analytic framework to understand this period and its lasting impact on Russia. This panel involves scholars, entrepreneurs, and policymakers, who were directly involved in transforming Russian market in the 1990s. The focus will be primarily on foreign influence in forming the new Russian market economy, including the intentions of American and other Western officials, entrepreneurs, and businesspeople; the results of their activity in creating the new Russian market economy; and the long-term impact of this period in understanding contemporary Russia. Round table participants will share their personal experiences and elaborate on how they complement the ongoing scholarly debates about the immediate post-Soviet period.

Sub Unit

• Economic History/Economics/Business

Chair

• Ivan Grek, George Washington U

Roundtable Member

• Daniel Satinsky, Independent Scholar