{"product_id":"how-russia-really-works-the-informal-practices-that-shaped-post-soviet-politics-and-business-hardback-9780801443466","title":"How Russia Really Works; The Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Business (Hardback) 9780801443466","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow Russia Really Works\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Business\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlena V. Ledeneva (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801443466\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the Soviet era, \u003ci\u003eblat\u003c\/i\u003e—the use of personal networks for obtaining goods and services in short supply and for circumventing formal procedures—was necessary to compensate for the inefficiencies of socialism. The collapse of the Soviet Union produced a new generation of informal practices. In \u003ci\u003eHow Russia Really Works\u003c\/i\u003e, Alena V. Ledeneva explores practices in politics, business, media, and the legal sphere in Russia in the 1990s—from the hiring of firms to create negative publicity about one's competitors, to inventing novel schemes of tax evasion and engaging in \"alternative\" techniques of contract and law enforcement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLedeneva discovers ingenuity, wit, and vigor in these activities and argues that they simultaneously support and subvert formal institutions. They enable corporations, the media, politicians, and businessmen to operate in the post-Soviet labyrinth of legal and practical constraints but consistently undermine the spirit, if not the letter, of the law. The \"know-how\" Ledeneva describes in this book continues to operate today and is crucial to understanding contemporary Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Why Are Informal Practices Still Prevalent in Russia?\u003cbr\u003e 2. \u003ci\u003eChernyi Piar\u003c\/i\u003e: Manipulative Campaigning and the Workings of Russian Democracy\u003cbr\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003eKompromat\u003c\/i\u003e: The Use of Compromising Information in Informal Politics\u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eKrugovaia Poruka\u003c\/i\u003e: Sustaining the Ties of Joint Responsibility\u003cbr\u003e 5. \u003ci\u003eTenevoi Barter\u003c\/i\u003e: Shadow Barter, Barter Chains, and Nonmonetary Markets\u003cbr\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003eDvoinaia Bukhgalteriia\u003c\/i\u003e: Double Accountancy and Financial Scheming\u003cbr\u003e 7. Post-Soviet \u003ci\u003eTolkachi\u003c\/i\u003e: Alternative Enforcement and the Use of Law\u003cbr\u003e ConclusionAppendixes\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. \u003ci\u003ePravda\u003c\/i\u003e versus \u003ci\u003eIstina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Profile of the Leading National Media Outlets in the 1990s\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. \"Bound by One Chain\" by Nautilus Pompilus\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4. List of Legal Documents Related to Barter Transactions in the Russian Federation, 1990-1997\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 5. List of Respondents\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 6. List of QuestionsNotes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52541597516056,"sku":"9780801443466","price":85.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-russia-really-works-the-informal-practices-that-shaped-post-soviet-politics-and-business-hardback-9780801443466","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}