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FBIS Concatenated Daily Reports, 1990 — Academicians View Draft on Market Transition
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This report details an interview with Soviet official L.I. Abalkin regarding the political impasse over the USSR's transition to a market economy in September 1990. It highlights fundamental disagreements within the government concerning economic reform programs.
This document is a page from the FBIS Concatenated Daily Reports dated September 23, 1990. It contains an interview conducted by N. Garifullina with Academician L.I. Abalkin, the deputy chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers. The discussion centers on the intense political debate within the USSR Supreme Soviet regarding the country's transition to a market economy. Academician Abalkin addresses the Shatalin-Yavlinskiy program and notes that there are three fundamental, conceptual disagreements that prevent a consensus from being reached. The text highlights the political tension and public anxiety surrounding the economic future of the Soviet Union during this period.
The debate at the USSR Supreme Soviet on the transition to a market economy seems to have reached ''boiling point.''
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Official Assessment
Academician L.I. Abalkin discusses fundamental conceptual disagreements regarding the transition to a market economy in the USSR, specifically in relation to the Shatalin-Yavlinskiy program.
Key Persons
- L.I. AbalkinAcademician, deputy chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers