> russia is gradually switching from a market to a planned economy. this is the opinion of igor lipsits, a russian academic economist currently living in lithuania. this opinion is also supported by other experts. in 2025, russia may switch to administrative regulation of inflation. that is, to the setting of prices which means the destruction of market economy. russian pm mishustin allowed regional authorities to conclude agreements with manufacturers and retail chains to stabilize prices for any goods important to russians. about 30 russian regional retail chains have already done this  their markup on "socially responsible goods" will be minimal. later on, retailers will be forced to raise prices on other goods to compensate for their losses. there will be a shortage of goods at special prices, and everything else will be very expensive for the russian population. they will start demanding to expand the list of special products. then, russian retailers will demand subsidies from the region to be able to survive with low markups. no one will subsidize them. so retailers will start to close some of their stores or even go bankrupt. the next logical step is nationalization of retail trade: abandoned stores will be handed over to the state. as a result, russian retailers will be left without profit, stores will close, bankruptcy, nationalization will follow. russian leadership realizes that it can no longer keep the economy in the market mechanism, in the market system. what remains? administrative decisions, "protecting the interests of the population". hence, the talk about the introduction of rationing for the socially weak strata of the population (which will allow to purchase certain types of goods to vulnerable population). > part 2
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