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"Perestroika", which means "restructuring", was a new policy introduced by [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] in the Soviet Union to allow the people to own small businesses. Gorbachev tried to transform the stagnant, inefficient command economy into a decentralized, market-oriented economy. Under "Perestroika", open elctions were held, and industrial managers were granted greter automony. It also contributed to the complete collapse of the Soviet Union.

"Perestroika", which means "restructuring", was a new policy introduced by [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] in the [[Soviet Union]] to allow the people to own small businesses. Gorbachev tried to transform the stagnant, inefficient command economy into a decentralized, market-oriented economy. Under "Perestroika", open elctions were held, and industrial managers were granted greter automony. It also contributed to the complete collapse of the [[Soviet Union]].