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Russian life expectancy plummeted in the decade after the fall of communism. Don't downplay the extreme difficulty of transitioning from a command economy to a
by RyanMcGreal 15y ago
Russian life expectancy plummeted in the decade after the fall of communism. Don't downplay the extreme difficulty of transitioning from a command economy to a functioning liberal market economy.
- dinkumthinkum 15y agoRussia and North Korea are completely different. I don't think North Korean life expectancy has very far to plummet.
- tikhonj 15y agoThank you, that's exactly my point: since the government isn't doing much anyhow, going over to a different system is almost definitely going to be an improvement.