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Author Ledeneva, Alena V., 1964-

Title How Russia really works [electronic resource] : the informal practices that shaped post-Soviet politics and business / Alena V. Ledeneva.

Imprint Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press, 2006.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xii, 270 p. : ill.
Series Culture and society after socialism
Culture and society after socialism.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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)
Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Russia (Federation) -- Economic conditions -- 1991-
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0801443466 (cloth : alk. paper)
0801473527 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801443466 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780801473524 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801461682 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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