Yet there is some question whether the Putinite model of central control and state-directed capitalism is appropriate for a new investment and expansion phase that relies on dynamism and entrepreneurialism. Moreover, is a team dominated by former KGB men the right one to lead such a shift?
“The concern is that this is a bunch of secret policemen who got lucky on the oil price and were able to consolidate power. But these same policeman are about to embark on an economic transition that would challenge the brains of a Nobel prizewinner,” says one Moscow-based banker.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f07c8e50-92e3-11dc-ad39-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1
