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On 6/23/14 7:09 PM, Matthew Russo via Marxism wrote:
This is from Roger Annis's latest on Links: "The state happens to own much of the vaunted oil and gas industries; so too in finance and much of manufacturing. The CIA Factbook explains some of the consequences: 'The protection of property rights is still weak and the private sector remains subject to heavy state interference.'? What a mystification!
Thanks, Matt. In my old age, I had huge problems today finding some article I ran into recently that made a big deal about Gazprom being state-owned. Bingo. This is it.
I will be wading into this tomorrow, the third in a series of articles debunking the pro-Russia brigade.
After that, it will be back to the movies. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
