March 27, 2009

Will the Financial Crisis Undermine Support for Market Capitalism in Russia?

Posted by Nora Lustig in Capitol Flows/Financial Crisis, Global Development Tags: Financial Bail-Out, Protectionism, Russia

As part of CGD’s efforts to track the impact of the financial crisis, I have been leading a series of conference calls to discuss how recent policy responses—or the lack thereof—may affect poor people in the developing world. Our latest call on the prospects for Russia suggests that the government could—and should—do more. Read More…

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