In most (if not practically all) of the "Soviet survival" timelines and discussions I've read, the idea that Mikhail Gorbachev mishandled the reform of the Soviet economy is treated as a matter of settled fact. My question is specifically how did he "drop the ball" on economic reform? What actions did he take that should not have been taken, or vice versa? Was the main issue simply the too-rapid pace of reform, or was there a whole different track that should have been taken?