How the west treated russia after the cold war has some eerie parallels. In both cases, he says, the victors of a war consigned the losers to a period of economic crisis and political turmoil. It's really at the core of political economy that economic crisis can lead to political crisis. This message comes from npr sponsor, better help.
In the early 90s, American economist Jeffrey Sachs was a part of a team that tried to transform Russia's economy. It did not go as planned. He tells us what he thinks went so wrong. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
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