Chris Miller's book surprised me. Deng Xiaoping had more power than Gorbachev. USSR leaders tried a huge splurge in capital spending to boost productivity. Gorbachev couldn't prevent it. Other policies (he gets some blame) undermined tax collection. Combination was bankruptcy.
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