Seconded. I live in Russia, and if you compare the well-being of citizens in Putin’s epoch against Yeltsin’s, Putin wins so thoroughly that it’s not even funny.
Also: The economy in Yeltsin’s day was unusually bad, in deep recession due to pre-collapse economic problems, combined with the difficulties of switching over. In addition, today’s economy benefits from a relatively high price for oil.
I assumed you meant that economic growth (in general) meant that the wellbeing of people is generally going to be greater when the year count is greater. I was providing specific reasons why the economy at the time would have been worse than regressing economic growth would suggest, other than political leadership.
Seconded. I live in Russia, and if you compare the well-being of citizens in Putin’s epoch against Yeltsin’s, Putin wins so thoroughly that it’s not even funny.
You could attribute the difference to many correlated features, such as the year beginning with “20” instead of “19″.
Also: The economy in Yeltsin’s day was unusually bad, in deep recession due to pre-collapse economic problems, combined with the difficulties of switching over. In addition, today’s economy benefits from a relatively high price for oil.
That would be a less absurdist version of my point.
I assumed you meant that economic growth (in general) meant that the wellbeing of people is generally going to be greater when the year count is greater. I was providing specific reasons why the economy at the time would have been worse than regressing economic growth would suggest, other than political leadership.