Poltergeist Economics

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Poltergeist Economics

By Anatol Lieven

Published on Jun 1, 2001

Source: Carnegie

About the Author

Anatol Lieven

Former Senior Associate

Recent Work

Other
A Spreading Danger: Time for a New Policy Toward Chechnya
- Fiona Hill, Anatol Lieven, Thomas de Waal
Other
The Hinge to Europe: Don't Make Britain Choose Between the U.S. and the E.U.
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Foreign Policy Caucasus Russia

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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