Yegor Gaidar, shock therapist extraordinaire, dead at 53

fgalkin · Post by **fgalkin** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:09 pm

Russia Today

[quote]Remembering Russia's â€œshock doctorâ€

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:11 pm

[quote]Gaidar advocated liberal economic reforms according to the largely untested principle of â€œshock therapy,â€

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:32 pm

So then... How should it be done?

fgalkin · Post by **fgalkin** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:36 pm

frigidmagi wrote:So then... How should it be done?

Gradual reform, not sudden privatization that led to a decade of crushing poverty and millions of deaths?

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:41 pm

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?

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:49 pm

Wow, that's a shock.

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