Russia in 2020
November 21, 2011
As Vladimir Putin prepares to return to the presidency in the 2012 elections, the prospects for Russia’s future are unclear.
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- James Collins,
- Clifford Gaddy,
- Sam Greene,
- Maria Lipman,
- Nikolay Petrov
As Vladimir Putin prepares to return to the presidency in the 2012 elections, the prospects for Russia’s future are unclear.
Russia's economic dependence on declining oil revenues has prompted calls to diversify into other industries, but the first step to economic stability is diversification within the oil industry.
Clifford Gaddy and Barry Ickes discussed the economic significance of resource rents, their distribution, and their place in the Russian political system.