How Capitalism Was Built: The Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia

📖 In How Capitalism Was Built, Second Edition, Anders Aslund explains why communism collapsed, why Russia did not choose gradual reforms like China did, wherein lies the relative success of postcommunist transformation in twenty-one countries, and how oligarchs arose and declined vis-...-vis authoritarian leaders. New chapters cover the impacts of the global financial crisis and the European Union on the region.