Ledeneva, Alena V.,  1964- <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801461682 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political corruption--Russia (Federation)<br/>Political culture--Russia (Federation)<br/>Corporations--Corrupt practices--Russia (Federation)<br/>Corporate culture--Russia (Federation)<br/>Social networks--Russia (Federation)<br/>Business networks--Russia (Federation)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-<br/>Russia (Federation)--Economic conditions--1991-
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JN6695.A55  / C639 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.947