TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ledeneva,Alena V.
TI  - How Russia really works: the informal practices that shaped post-Soviet politics and business 
SN  - 0801443466 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - JN6695.A55 C639 2006
U1  - 320.947 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Political corruption
KW  - Russia (Federation)
KW  - Political culture
KW  - Corporations
KW  - Corrupt practices
KW  - Corporate culture
KW  - Social networks
KW  - Business networks
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1991-
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-261) and index; 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0617/2006023279.html
ER  -