Briefly summarize the key strengths and weaknesses of the ...

[Yi-Chen]

Briefly summarize the key strengths and weaknesses of the post-Soviet Russian economy and suggest how globalization has shaped its evolution.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The Maori have a greater political impact on New Zealand than the Aborigines do in Australia.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

[milbourne11]

Answer to Question 1

The major strength of the Russian economy lay in its petroleum industry; it is the world's
largest exporter of gas and the world's second largest exporter of oil. However, the country's
economy remains plagued by corruption and schizophrenic government policies. The
Russian's economy is also weakened by unstable, and often changing regional relations with
its former republics.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE