How did the market economy emerge and is it possible in modern Russia?

Why are market reforms in our country lead to unpredictable results? Why Western Economic Categories are similar to us" jacket from someone else"s shoulder? What will contribute and what to interfere with economic reforms in our country? To answer these questions, the authors appealed to the history of the economy, starting from the earliest stages - relations in the wild and primitive society. The ideas of a philosopher, culturologist, historian MK Petrov, who developed the concept of three historically replaced types of human society, became key to understanding the problem of becoming a market economy. Analysis of these ideas will allow the reader to understand why the hope of the "invisible market"s hand is not justified and will give rich food for further reflection