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Economists’ politics of transition in Russia, 1990–1998

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The article deals with the Russian transition economists’ political views and advice. The economists considered are three advisers to the Russian government – Anders Åslund, Jeffrey Sachs, and Andrei Shleifer – as well as János Kornai, Marshall Goldman, Jérôme Sgard, Jacques Sapir, and the German ordoliberals writing in the yearbook Ordo. Most of them feared that the political process, open as it was to populist pressures, thwarted the implementation of the economic programmes they recommended. It is concluded that, overall, these economists regarded democratic government as a hindrance to the transition to capitalism in Russia.

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  • Roberto Romani, 2026. "Economists’ politics of transition in Russia, 1990–1998," The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(3), pages 544-568, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eujhet:v:33:y:2026:i:3:p:544-568
    DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2025.2530386
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