Background
Goldman, Marshall Irwin was born on July 26, 1930 in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Son of Sam and Bella (Silvian) Goldman.
( In 1991, a small group of Russians emerged from the col...)
In 1991, a small group of Russians emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union and enjoyed one of the greatest transfers of wealth ever seen, claiming ownership of some of the most valuable petroleum, natural gas and metal deposits in the world. By 1997, five of those individuals were on Forbes Magazine's list of the world's richest billionaires. These self-styled oligarchs were accused of using guile, intimidation and occasionally violence to reap these rewards. Marshall I. Goldman argues against the line that the course adopted by President Yeltsin was the only one open to Russia, since an examination of the reform process in Poland shows that a more gradual and imaginative approach worked there with less corruption and a wider share of benefits. The Piratization of Russia is an accessible, timely and topical volume that is required reading for those with an interest in Russian reform. Its appeal will range from students, academics, economists and politicians to the interested lay-reader keen to understand Russia's problems and learn how they could have been avoided.
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( A lucid analysis of Russia's titanic struggle to change...)
A lucid analysis of Russia's titanic struggle to change from a centrally planned economy to a market economy. Combining trenchant commentary with first-person reporting, Marshall I. Goldman provides the clearest picture yet of how Boris Yeltsin took on the task of reforming the Russian economy and what happened along the way. Goldman has added a new chapter for the paperback edition on recent developments.
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( "Once again, Marshall Goldman has put his finger direct...)
"Once again, Marshall Goldman has put his finger directly on the problems that hamper reform in the Soviet Union. Anyone who wants to understand Gorbachev's failings, the bureaucratic infighting and built-in reluctance to change will gain insights from this taut, readable book."―Hedrik Smith A critical analysis of the economic reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev, which claims that the Soviet leader did little to counter the nation's overindulgence in heavy industry or to combat a burgeoning budget deficit. The resultant economic collapse, it is argued, led to political disintegration.
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(Lost Opportunity: What Has Made Economic Reform in Russia...)
Lost Opportunity: What Has Made Economic Reform in Russia So Difficult? Lost Opportunity: What Has Made Economic Reform in Russia So Difficult? by Goldman, Marshall ( Author ) Paperback Jun- 1996 Paperback Jun- 17- 1996
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(This account chronicles the rise and fall of Mikhail Gorb...)
This account chronicles the rise and fall of Mikhail Gorbachev, the one Soviet leader who might have led his country out of repression and economic stagnation. Goldman, associate director of the Russian Research Center of Harvard University, discusses what went wrong with perestroika, and why the Soviet economy collapsed.
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(In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998...)
In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998, it looked as if Russia's day as a superpower had come and gone. That it should recover and reassert itself after less than a decade is nothing short of an economic and political miracle. Based on extensive research, including several interviews with Vladimir Putin, this revealing book chronicles Russia's dramatic reemergence on the world stage, illuminating the key reason for its rebirth: the use of its ever-expanding energy wealth to reassert its traditional great power ambitions. In his deft, informative narrative, Marshall Goldman traces how this has come to be, and how Russia is using its oil-based power as a lever in world politics. The book provides an informative overview of oil in Russia, traces Vladimir Putin's determined effort to reign in the upstart oil oligarchs who had risen to power in the post-Soviet era, and describes Putin's efforts to renationalize and refashion Russia's industries into state companies and his vaunted "national champions" corporations like Gazprom, largely owned by the state, who do the bidding of the state. Goldman shows how Russia paid off its international debt and has gone on to accumulate the world's third largest holdings of foreign currency reserves--all by becoming the world's largest producer of petroleum and the world's second largest exporter. Today, Vladimir Putin and his cohort have stabilized the Russian economy and recentralized power in Moscow, and fossil fuels (oil and natural gas) have made it all possible. The story of oil and gas in Russia is a tale of discovery, intrigue, corruption, wealth, misguidance, greed, patronage, nepotism, and power. Marshall Goldman tells this story with panache, as only one of the world's leading authorities on Russia could.
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Goldman, Marshall Irwin was born on July 26, 1930 in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Son of Sam and Bella (Silvian) Goldman.
Bachelor of Science, Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, 1952; Master of Arts, Harvard, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1961; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Massachusetts, 1985.
Member faculty Wellesley College, 1958—2002, professor economics, 1967-1975, Class of 1919 professor economics, 1975-1989, chairman department, 1971-1977, Kathryn W. Davis professor Russian economics, 1989—1998. Associate director Davis Center for Russian Studies, Harvard University, 1975—2006, senior scholar, since 2006. Visiting assistant professor Brandeis University, 1961—1962.
Fulbright visiting lecturer Moscow State University, 1977. Consultant in field; board directors Century Bank and Trust Company, Somerville, Massachusetts, since 1969. Member Massachusetts Fiduciary Advisors Council, 1985—1988.
Trustee Northeast Investors Trust, since 2005.
( In 1991, a small group of Russians emerged from the col...)
(Lost Opportunity: What Has Made Economic Reform in Russia...)
(This account chronicles the rise and fall of Mikhail Gorb...)
(In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998...)
( "Once again, Marshall Goldman has put his finger direct...)
( A lucid analysis of Russia's titanic struggle to change...)
Member Wellesley Clean Air Committee, 1969-1971, Wellesley Town Meeting, 1969-1977. Member Wellesley Town Democratic Committee, 1964-1977, secretary, 1969. Trustee Noble and Greenough School, 1983-1989, Commonwealth School, 1996-1998.
President Banchetto Musicale, 1991-1992. Board directors Boston Baroque. Board directors Jamestown Foundation, since 2000.
With Army of the United States, 1953-1955. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Economic Association, Association Comparative Economics (executive committee 1968-1970), Council Foreign Relations, Boston Committee of Foreign Affairs (executive committee since 2002), Boston Economic Club, Boston World Affairs Council (executive committee 1985-2001), The Wellesley Club (executive committee 2000-2002). Clubs: Harvard (New York City).
Cosmos (Washington).
Married Merle Rosenblatt, June 14, 1953. Children— Ethan Harris, Avra Lea, Karla Ann, Seth Abraham.