Russia' Economic Transition
Beginning of paper
In August of 1991, the collapse of the communist system in the USSR and
it's neighboring republics occurred. Out of the smoke emerged fifteen new
republics and a union known as the Commonwealth of Independent States. These new
regimes faced formidable obstacles. The collapse brought massive inflati ....
Middle of paper
.... describe inter-continental trading and production, was adapted for use in the
Russian economic zones. The theory was as follows; Areas which surround the
capital (core region), usually rich in one material or another, would be used
for the extraction of raw materials. These materials would then be shipped back
to the capital in order to be manufactured into goods. From there, the
manufactured products would be shipped back to the surrounding regions
(periphery region) for resale. The ci ....
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