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Mikhail Delyagin: We are still implementing the policy pursued by Yegor Gaidar and Anatoly Chubais in 1992, and like it or not, this economic model has run out of steam. We need a different model, a planned economy, because when you produce something more complex than bows and arrows, you have to plan your activities. This can be called strategic planning, programming, or forecasting - all of these are essentially the same. Normal strategic planning, which is found in all developed countries of the world, including Israel, is absolutely necessary for the survival not only of the Russian Federation, but also of Russian culture and Russian civilization. The mobilization economy has been best described by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov, who said that it provides for two things: first, a concentration of resources to achieve key priorities; and second, the highest degree of responsibility of public officials. I believe there are no objections to either of these
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