To decrease the 70%, certainly! But then again there is the countervening effect of the renationalization of Yukos, which might (who knows?) be followed by others. This new Yukos-Gazprom giant is the largest energy company in the world I believe, by the way.
--- aki_orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Criss, > > The Russian economy might well be 70% state-owned. > This leaves 30% owned by private owners. > The question is: What is the overall trend since > the collapse of the > USSR ? > to increase the 70% or to increase the 30% ? > sincerely, Aki ORR > > > Chris Doss wrote: > > >--- jeff sommers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Moreover, I think you confuse the nature of > today's > >>Russian economy. Much > >>of it is still state run. > >> > >> > > > >Yeah, I think there's a real misunderstaning in teh > >West as to how the Russian econ works. It is not > >"neoliberal." It is 70% state-owned and heavily > subsidized. > > > >===== > >Nu, zayats, pogodi! > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage > less. > >http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > > > > > > > > ===== Nu, zayats, pogodi! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page � Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com
