In a few days, Russia will start its transition under the rule of Dmitry Medvedev, the protégé and closest ally of the outgoing president. Former Putin advisor Andrei Illarionov will present his views on Russia’s political and economic model, which he characterizes as “corporativist capitalism.” The term refers to the centralization of control over the commanding heights of the economy and the political process by those close to Vladimir Putin.
Andrei Illarionov is one of Russia 's most forceful advocates of an open society and a free market, and one of Putin's most vocal and uncompromising critics. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington DC, and Director of the Institute of Economic Analysis in Moscow. His views on Putin’s economic and political model can be found in his most recent interview with Radio Free Europe For a more detailed critical analysis you can read this presentation.
Andrei Illarionov, is widely known in Russia and abroad for his sharp, comprehensive and often unexpected analyses of Russian economic policies and comparative economic development. When Russia embarked on economic reforms in 1992, Illarionov joined the team of “young reformers” and became deputy director of the Centre for Economic Reform, the Russian government’s think tank.
In 1993-1994 he worked as chief economic advisor to Viktor Chernomyrdin, then the prime minister of Russia. He resigned to protest changes in the government’s economic policy. In 1994 Illarionov founded the Institute of Economic Analysis and became its director. In April 2000 he was invited to serve as chief economic advisor to the newly elected Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and served in that capacity until December 2005. From May 2000 to January 2005 he was also Mr Putin’s personal representative (or “Sherpa”) to the Group of Eight. Under his leadership, Russia became a full-fledged member of the G-8 in 2002.
Dr Illarionov has co-authored several programmes for Russian governments and has written three books and over 300 articles on Russian economic and social policies. After completing his undergraduate degree in the Department of Economics at St Petersburg University (SPU) in 1983, he completed a PhD at the same institution in 1987, with a dissertation comparing government finance in developed nations. He also studied economics in Austria, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Andrei Illarionov is one of Russia 's most forceful advocates of an open society and a free market, and one of Putin's most vocal and uncompromising critics. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington DC, and Director of the Institute of Economic Analysis in Moscow. His views on Putin’s economic and political model can be found in his most recent interview with Radio Free Europe For a more detailed critical analysis you can read this presentation.
Andrei Illarionov, is widely known in Russia and abroad for his sharp, comprehensive and often unexpected analyses of Russian economic policies and comparative economic development. When Russia embarked on economic reforms in 1992, Illarionov joined the team of “young reformers” and became deputy director of the Centre for Economic Reform, the Russian government’s think tank.
In 1993-1994 he worked as chief economic advisor to Viktor Chernomyrdin, then the prime minister of Russia. He resigned to protest changes in the government’s economic policy. In 1994 Illarionov founded the Institute of Economic Analysis and became its director. In April 2000 he was invited to serve as chief economic advisor to the newly elected Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and served in that capacity until December 2005. From May 2000 to January 2005 he was also Mr Putin’s personal representative (or “Sherpa”) to the Group of Eight. Under his leadership, Russia became a full-fledged member of the G-8 in 2002.
Dr Illarionov has co-authored several programmes for Russian governments and has written three books and over 300 articles on Russian economic and social policies. After completing his undergraduate degree in the Department of Economics at St Petersburg University (SPU) in 1983, he completed a PhD at the same institution in 1987, with a dissertation comparing government finance in developed nations. He also studied economics in Austria, the United Kingdom and the United States.