How Russia really works : the informal practices that shaped post-Soviet politics and business /

How Russia really works : the informal practices that shaped post-Soviet politics and business /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ledeneva, Alena V., 1964- author.
Imprint:	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Culture and society after socialism Culture and society after socialism.
Subject:	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) Business networks. Corporate culture. Corporations -- Corrupt practices. Economic history. Political corruption. Political culture. Politics and government. Social networks. Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991- Russia (Federation) -- Economic conditions -- 1991- Russia (Federation)
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11258115

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	0801443466 0801473527 9780801443466 9780801473524 9780801470059 0801470056 9780801461682 0801461685
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-261) and index. English. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Print version: How Russia really works Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2006 0801443466 (cloth : alk. paper)

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.