How Russia Really Works : The Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Business /

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During the Soviet era, blat-the use of personal networks for obtaining goods and services in short supply and for circumventing formal procedures-was necessary to compensate for the inefficiencies of socialism. The collapse of the Soviet Union produced a new generation of informal practices. In How...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ledeneva, Alena V., 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politieke cultuur.
Postcommunisme.
Informele economie.
Corruptie.
Korruption
Wirtschaft
Politisches System
Social networks.
Politics and government.
Political culture.
Political corruption.
Economic history.
Corporations > Corrupt practices.
Corporate culture.
Business networks.
Corruption.
Ethique.
Privatisation.
Entreprises.
Conditions economiques.
Comportement politique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > World > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
Societes > Pratiques deloyales > Russie.
Reseaux d'affaires > Russie.
Reseaux sociaux > Russie.
Culture d'entreprise > Russie.
Entreprises > Pratiques deloyales > Russie.
Culture politique > Russie.
Corruption (Politique) > Russie.
Business networks > Russia (Federation)
Social networks > Russia (Federation)
Corporate culture > Russia (Federation)
Corporations > Corrupt practices > Russia (Federation)
Political culture > Russia (Federation)
Political corruption > Russia (Federation)
Russland.
Rusland.
Russland
Russia (Federation)
Russie.
Russie > Conditions economiques > 1991-
Russie > Politique et gouvernement > 1991-2000.
Russia (Federation) > Economic conditions > 1991-
Russia (Federation) > Politics and government > 1991-
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Why are informal practices still prevalent in Russia?
  • Chernyi piar : manipulative campaigning and the workings of Russian democracy
  • Kompromat : the use of compromising information in informal politics
  • Krugovaia poruka : sustaining the ties of joint responsibility
  • Tenevoi barter : shadow barter, barter chains, and nonmonetary markets
  • Dvoinaia bukhgalteriia : double accountancy and financial scheming
  • Post-Soviet tolkachi : alternative enforcement and the use of law.

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