Yegor Gaidar, RIPDecember 25, 2009 From the New York Times: `Yegor Gaidar, the Man Who Killed the Command Economy` Post navigationPomegranatesSome More Pics from Istanbul and Kabul One Response to “Yegor Gaidar, RIP” Charles N. Steele December 25, 2009Contrary to the NYT headline, I don’t believe Yegor Gaidar really killed the command economy, nor did he think he did. It killed itself.May I suggest anyone interested in why the USSR died read Gaidar’s excellent Collapse of an Empire? It’s a great book, by a great man. December 25, 2009 at 8:42 pm Leave a ReplyClick here to cancel reply. Name (required) Email (will not be published) (required) Website Comment XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>
Charles N. Steele December 25, 2009Contrary to the NYT headline, I don’t believe Yegor Gaidar really killed the command economy, nor did he think he did. It killed itself.May I suggest anyone interested in why the USSR died read Gaidar’s excellent Collapse of an Empire? It’s a great book, by a great man. December 25, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Contrary to the NYT headline, I don’t believe Yegor Gaidar really killed the command economy, nor did he think he did. It killed itself.
May I suggest anyone interested in why the USSR died read Gaidar’s excellent Collapse of an Empire? It’s a great book, by a great man.