Capable Quote by Paul Samuelson

Contrary to what many skeptics had earlier believed, the Soviet economy is proof that a socialist command economy can function and even thrive.

— Paul Samuelson

In general, global economic growth supports Russian economy.

— Elvira Nabiullina

In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state's role absolute. In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally uncompetitive. This…

— Vladimir Putin

The interests of the Soviet Union are in controlling highly developed countries and having the benefit of their economies so that they can run…

— Barbara Amiel

Communism may be over as an economic system, but as a model of state domination, it is very much alive in the People's Republic…

— Michael Ignatieff

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

— Dan Rather

“A confidential report delivered in June 1965 by Abel Aganbegyan, director of the Novobirsk Institute of Economics, highlighted the difficulties. Aganbegyan noted that the…

— Geoffrey Hosking

When we hear (as we sometimes do) that (Russia's) economic output is about half the level of a decade ago or that real incomes…

— Margaret Thatcher

Admittedly communism has not been achieved in Russia. State socialism has been built.

— Joseph Stalin

“The general economic growth of the quarter of a century that followed World War II not surprisingly created many illusions. In the West, people…

— Samir Amin

“In the end, the “model” that came into existence in the USSR was not socialist but totalitarian. This is a serious matter to be…

— Mikhail Gorbachev

If you ask an economist what's driven economic growth, it's been major advances in things that mattered - the mechanization of farming, mass manufacturing,…

— Larry Page