Yet even if it perestroika is pricey, the investment may still be worth it-and not just because it minimises the risk of a disaster caused by shadow it.
Any solution [to Soviet economic malaise], however, is hostage to the crisis of authority, creating a catch-22 stalemate between perestroika and glasnost, between economics and politics: any measure to shore up the economy only fans public anger and reduces the authority of the Government.
To the extent that his resourcefulness enhances the prospect for perestroika at home and moderation abroad,it deserves a welcome in the West.
She was born in 1983, just before perestroika opened up the country.