How Russia really works : the informal practices that shaped post-Soviet politics and business / Alena V. Ledeneva.
By: Ledeneva, Alena V.
Series: Culture and society after socialism. Publisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2006Description: xii, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780801473524; 0801473527.Subject(s): Political corruption -- Russia (Federation) | Political culture -- Russia (Federation) | Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- Russia (Federation) | Corporate culture -- Russia (Federation) | Social networks -- Russia (Federation) | Business networks -- Russia (Federation) | Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991- | Russia (Federation) -- Economic conditions -- 1991-DDC classification: 320.947 Online resources: Table of contents only| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Book | SKOLKOVO Library Shelves | JN6695.A55 C639 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 2000003865 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-261) and index.
Why are informal practices still prevalent in Russia? -- Chernyi piar : dirty 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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