tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post116033235848018159..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Russia's outlookLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-1160384688515062292006-10-09T22:04:00.000+13:002006-10-09T22:04:00.000+13:00The Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia wi...The Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia will all overtake NZ in terms of GDP per capita in the next decade or so - all went straight to the free market.<BR/><BR/>The Russian Problem is the same as the African Problem - Corruption.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143204319427258454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-1160366839508640722006-10-09T17:07:00.000+13:002006-10-09T17:07:00.000+13:00The interesting thing about "the market" is that i...The interesting thing about "the market" is that it is expected to start meeting demand. There's always a delay, and sometimes an uncomfortably long one which can be expensive in dollars/roubles as well as human suffering, but eventually the market does seem to to do what it needs to do. <BR/><BR/>Question remains - how long to wait? Is any intervention more costly than none at all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-1160334497668587202006-10-09T08:08:00.000+13:002006-10-09T08:08:00.000+13:00Belt,To make the comparison one would need to know...Belt,<BR/><BR/>To make the comparison one would need to know the statistics under the communist regime versus open slather policy in Russia now. <BR/><BR/>Would also be interesting to see the statistics for the breakaway republics like Estonia or Lithuania to see if it is a "Russia" problem or a free market problem. <BR/><BR/>I would not be suprised if this has been going on for a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-1160333836529393862006-10-09T07:57:00.000+13:002006-10-09T07:57:00.000+13:00The free market is certainly doing its thing in Ru...The free market is certainly doing its thing in Russia, isn't it? <BR/><BR/>I'm generally a free market proponent, but always question evangelical free market supporters about situations such as these.<BR/><BR/>It seems "in time" (after writing off many, many lives in the process), the market will "correct" this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com