The Russian Economy On Its Way from Plan to Market I g o r G. P o s p e l o v Computing Center Russian Academy of Sciences 40 Vavilov Street M o s c o w 117967 Russia E-mail: burova@sms, ccas .rusk. su Experiences of Modelling with the Help of APL Technology I don't intend to review the modern Russian economy, or the activity of the Russian government. I shall speak of a more peaceful subject which is nearer to the problems of A P L applications. W h y did the plans for Russian economic reform put forward by economists in Russia and the West fail? W e can't say that the specialists were bad. Of course, some of them were too hasty, some had political rather then scientific purposes, but m a n y of them honestly did their job. They used economic theory to find a w a y for the Soviet Union to interact with the world market, but failed. Y o u m a y hear a lot of explanations w h y the well-known, well-examined theories don't work in Russia, but m a n y explanations is the same as
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