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Ledeneva, Alena V., 1964-

How Russia really works the informal practices that shaped post-Soviet politics and business / [electronic resource] : Alena V. Ledeneva. - Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press, 2006. - xii, 270 p. : ill. - Culture and society after socialism . - Culture and society after socialism. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 9780801461682 (electronic bk.)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
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)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-
Russia (Federation)--Economic conditions--1991-

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JN6695.A55 / C639 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 320.947