How Russia really works [electronic resource] : the informal practices that shaped post-Soviet politics and business / Alena V. Ledeneva.
Material type: TextSeries: Culture and society after socialismPublication details: Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press, 2006Description: xii, 270 p. : illISBN: 9780801461682 (electronic bk.)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-Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 320.947 LOC classification: JN6695.A55 | C639 2006Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes 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.
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