How Russia really works the informal practices that shaped post-Soviet politics and business / by Ledeneva, Alena V., 1964-

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.…”
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