Violent Entrepreneurs : The Use of Force in the Making of Russian Capitalism

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Entering the shady world of what he calls "violent entrepreneurship," Vadim Volkov explores the economic uses of violence and coercion in Russia in the 1990s. Violence has played, he shows, a crucial role in creating the institutions of a new market economy. The core of his work is competi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Volkov, Vadim
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ondernemers.
Georganiseerde misdaad.
Wirtschaftskriminalität
Organisiertes Verbrechen
Marktwirtschaft
Kapitalismus
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Organized crime.
Law enforcement.
Capitalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Lois > Application > Russie.
Capitalisme > Russie.
Crime organise > Russie.
Law enforcement > Russia (Federation)
Capitalism > Russia (Federation)
Organized crime > Russia (Federation)
Russland.
Russia > Politics and government > 1991-
Russia > Social Conditions > 1991-
Russland
Russia (Federation)
Russie > Politique et gouvernement > 1991-2000.
Russie > Conditions sociales > 1991-
Russia (Federation) > Politics and government > 1991-
Russia (Federation) > Social conditions > 1991-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Violent Entrepreneurs; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Veblen's Warning ; Chapter 2. Violent Entrepreneurship; Chapter 3. The Violence-Managing Agency; Chapter 4. Bandits and Capitalists; Chapter 5. The Privatization of the Power Ministries; Chapter 6. The Politics of State Formation; Key to Interviews; Glossary; Index.

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