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[quote]Remembering Russia's “shock doctorâ€
Yegor Gaidar, shock therapist extraordinaire, dead at 53
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[quote]Gaidar advocated liberal economic reforms according to the largely untested principle of “shock therapy,â€
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So then... How should it be done?
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Gradual reform, not sudden privatization that led to a decade of crushing poverty and millions of deaths?frigidmagi wrote:So then... How should it be done?
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I'm asking an honest question here Fima, put down your pitchfork. We've established shock therapy doesn't work, so how should we do it?
"it takes two sides to end a war but only one to start one. And those who do not have swords may still die upon them." Tolken