The Russian Crisis: Origins and Lessons Learnt
The article summarizes the discussion based on Prof. Dzarasov report «The Russian Crisis: Origins and Lessons Learnt» (Institute of Economy, Russian Academy of Sciences). The discussion was organized in November 2009 by 'Reproduction and Economic Growth' research group, chair of political economy, Moscow State University. The issues raised: peculiarities of the Russian economic crisis, its consequences and actions taken to battle it; deficiencies of the Russian model of economic development and search for alternative models; failure of the neoclassical orthodox approach and need to apply alternative branches of economic theory when teaching and setting up strategies of economic development of the country