The logic of economic reform in russia illuminates the general problems of establishing market economies in settings where the institutional system to support the market has not had decades to develop suggesting that corruption may be associated with growth in the early stages of capitalism jerry f hough argues that the disappointing results of yeltsins reform efforts were not the product of russian culture or history but the logical consequences of rational men responding to the . Contrary to yeltsins reform promises the russian economy of the 1990s more closely resembled a soviet model than a market driven one the logic of economic reform in russia illuminates the. The logic of economic reform in russia illuminates the general problems of establishing market economies in settings where the institutional system to support the market has not had decades to develop suggesting that corruption may be associated with growth in the early stages of capitalism jerry f hough argues that the disappointing results of yeltsins reform efforts were not the . The logic of economic reform in russia illuminates the general problems of establishing market economies in settings where the institutional system to support the market has not had decades to develop suggesting that corruption may be associated with growth in the early stages of capitalism jerry f hough argues that the disappointing results of yeltsins reform efforts were not the product of russian culture or history but the logical consequences of rational men responding . The logic of economic reform in russia jerry f hough washington dc brookings institution press russia federation economic policy