http://themoderatevoice.com/146336/putin-medvedev-plan-to-run-the-gauntlet/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:50:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://themoderatevoice.com/146336/putin-medvedev-plan-to-run-the-gauntlet/comment-page-1/#comment-307945 Jim Satterfield Tue, 08 May 2012 04:17:32 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=146336#comment-307945 China has gotten away with a lot and still been able to attract foreign investment because of the attraction produced by the sheer size of its potential market. Russia doesn’t have that going for it. Without the establishment of a rule of law, especially contract law that can provide some sense of security for investors the kind of growth that Putin is hoping for isn’t very likely.

]]> http://themoderatevoice.com/146336/putin-medvedev-plan-to-run-the-gauntlet/comment-page-1/#comment-307944 PATRICK EDABURN, Assistant Editor Tue, 08 May 2012 03:20:22 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=146336#comment-307944 Given Russian kleptocracy I’m not sure privatization will work. I’m no fan of state ownership but it is likely the corrupt will get control of these enterprises

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