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TGGP's avatar

Russia was in a very different situation of one-party rule collapsing into gangsterism. The earliest usage of the term "shock therapy" was actually in South American countries with hyperinflation, and it worked out there.

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Adham Bishr's avatar

So can the government regulate the privatization it seeks? What occurred in Russia was greed and seems perfectly capable of happening elsewhere.

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Toad Worrier's avatar

The regulation you need are rule of law including (but not limited to) respect for property an contracts. The Russian state tried to develop that.

Argentina might.

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