Ledeneva, Alena V.,  1964- <br/><br/>
How Russia really works :  the informal practices that shaped post-Soviet politics and business / 
Alena V. Ledeneva. 
 - Ithaca :  Cornell University Press,  2006. 
 - xii, 270 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Culture and society after socialism .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-261) 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/><label>ISBN: </label>0801443466 (cloth : alk. paper) 0801473527 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801443466 9780801473524 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006023279 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA674831  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013541958  Uk 
<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>LC Class. No.: </label>JN6695.A55  / C639 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.947 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>94  / L-46