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Business in Post-Communist Russia by Mikhail Glazunov Pdf
It is a widely held idea that Russia has completed its revolution which brought down the Soviet economy, and that many companies after privatisation work as typical western companies. Another belief is that Russia has adopted a market economy but then reverted to authoritarianism. With these two ideas in mind, this book discusses the suggestion that the key element of post-Soviet economic and political reforms in the last two decades was the redistribution of assets from the state to oligarchs and the new elite. It looks at why most Russian companies could not achieve strong long–run corporate performance by analysing in detail a range of different Russian companies. The book is a useful tool for understanding the future prospects for Russian business.
Corporate Strategy in Post-Communist Russia by Mikhail Glazunov Pdf
Russian businesses in the post-Soviet period have been noted for their unusual, sometimes allegedly corrupt, business practices, and for their role in the enrichment of oligarchs. This book, which includes a wide range of case study examples, and which draws on the author’s first-hand experience of running a Russian company, argues that a key to understanding contemporary Russian business is the importance of arbitrage, that is the ability to take advantage of price and cost differentials in different markets. The book argues that the conditions for such arbitrage advantages are often created by businesses which have special links to particular institutions; that arbitrage benefits are not available to all businesses in a sector, thereby providing unfair competitive advantages to some businesses; and that businesses’ overall activities are often distorted by this system. The book includes an analysis of a wide range of different types of arbitrage activities in action.
Entering the shady world of what he calls "violent entrepreneurship," Vadim Volkov explores the economic uses of violence and coercion in Russia in the 1990s. Violence has played, he shows, a crucial role in creating the institutions of a new market economy. The core of his work is competition among so-called violence-managing agencies—criminal groups, private security services, private protection companies, and informal protective agencies associated with the state—which multiplied with the liberal reforms of the early 1990s. This competition provides an unusual window on the dynamics of state formation.Violent Entrepreneurs is remarkable for its research. Volkov conducted numerous interviews with members of criminal groups, heads of protection companies, law enforcement employees, and businesspeople. He bases his findings on journalistic and anecdotal evidence as well as on his own personal observation. Volkov investigates the making of violence-prone groups in sports clubs (particularly martial arts clubs), associations for veterans of the Soviet—Afghan war, ethnic gangs, and regionally based social groups, and he traces the changes in their activities across the decade. Some groups wore state uniforms and others did not, but all of their members spoke and acted essentially the same and were engaged in the same activities: intimidation, protection, information gathering, dispute management, contract enforcement, and taxation. Each group controlled the same resource—organized violence.
Building Business in Post-Communist Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia by Dinissa Duvanova Pdf
Prior to 1989, the communist countries of Eastern Europe and the USSR lacked genuine employer and industry associations. After the collapse of communism, industry associations mushroomed throughout the region. Duvanova argues that abusive regulatory regimes discourage the formation of business associations and poor regulatory enforcement tends to encourage associational membership growth. Academic research often treats special interest groups as vehicles of protectionism and non-productive collusion. This book challenges this perspective with evidence of market-friendly activities by industry associations and their benign influence on patterns of public governance. Careful analysis of cross-national quantitative data spanning more than 25 countries, and qualitative examination of business associations in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Croatia, shows that postcommunist business associations function as substitutes for state and private mechanisms of economic governance. These arguments and empirical findings put the long-standing issues of economic regulations, public goods and collective action in a new theoretical perspective.
The Piratization of Russia by Marshall I. Goldman Pdf
In 1991, a small group of Russians emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union and enjoyed one of the greatest transfers of wealth ever seen, claiming ownership of some of the most valuable petroleum, natural gas and metal deposits in the world. By 1997, five of those individuals were on Forbes Magazine's list of the world's richest billionaires.
Market Democracy in Post-Communist Russia by M. Lane Bruner,Viatheslav Morozov Pdf
Market Democracy in Post-Communist Russia is a thorough exploration of Russia's dramatic transition from a centralized economy to a market economy and from communism to democracy. Scholars from Russia and the United States debate issues of mutual concern, exchange ideas, and collectively characterize the current state of the government, the economy, the business enviroment, international relations, and identity politics in Russia. Market Democracy in Post-Communist Russia Investigates a wide range of important issues including constitutional law, political parties, and legal structures in Russia; the relationship, and possible relationships, between Russia, The WTO, the EU, and NATO;the changing of climate for entrepreneurship and consumers in Russia; the roles of the 'oligarchs' and organized crime; the relative benefits and costs of 'shock therapy, ' the interrelationships among privatization, the executive branch of goverment, and the overall quality of both markets and democracy in Russia; and the relatonship between Russian identity and political representation. What, in sum, has gone well and gone poorly during Russia's post communist transformation? what does this teach us about markets and democratic processes in practise? What after all, is a healthy market democracy, and how can Russia's difficult transformation help us approach this question? Edited by M. Lane Bruner, reasearch faculty in Public Communication at Georgia State University and Viatcheslav Morozov, Associate Professor of European Studies in the School of International Relations, St Petersburg state University. Russia. M. Lane Bruner is currently Assistant Professor of critical political communication in the department of communication at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. He is the author of Stategies of Remembrance: The Rhetorical Dimensions of National Identity Construction (University of South Carolina Press, 2002) and over a dozen scholarly articals on politics and communication in journals such as the quarterly Jounal of Speech, Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Discourse & Society, and National Identities. Viatcheslav Morozov is Associate Professor of European Studies in the School of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University, Russia. His main research topic is the significance of Europe for Russia's national Identity. He has authored a Russian- Language textbook Introduction to European Studies and a number of articles on various aspects of Russia-Europe relations.
Business Leaders and New Varieties of Capitalism in Post-Communist Europe by Katharina Bluhm,Bernd Martens,Vera Trappmann Pdf
Business leaders exert extraordinary influence on institution building in market economies but they think and act within institutional settings. This book combines both an elite approach with a varieties-of-capitalism approach. Comparing Poland, Hungary and East and West Germany, we perceive the transformations in East Central Europe and in Germany after 1989 as being intertwined. Based on a joint survey, this book seeks to measure the level of the convergence of ideas among European business leaders, assuming it to be more extensive than the institutional convergence expected under the dominance of neoliberal discourse. Analyzing the institutional framework, organizational features like size, ownership and labour relations, and subjective characteristics like age, social origin, career patterns and attitudes of the recent business elites, we found significant differences between countries and the types of organization. The growing importance of economic degrees and internationalization shows astonishingly little explanatory power on the views of business leaders. The idea of a coordinated market economy is still relatively widespread among Germans, while their Hungarian and Polish counterparts are more likely to display a minimalist view of corporate responsibility to society and adverse attitudes towards employee representation. However, their attitudes frequently tend to be inconsistent, which mirrors the mixed type of capitalism in East Central Europe.
The Russian Province After Communism by Vincent Edwards,G. Polonsky Pdf
This book investigates the responses of companies in Russia's Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) province to the fundamental changes in the economic system and is based primarily on interviews with local managers and decision-makers. Company case studies explore the impact of change on the conduct of business and are related to general developments in the economy. The book also questions the future development of Russian companies in a situation of tension between the resilience of the past and enormous pressures for change.
Explaining Post-Soviet Patchworks by Klaus Segbers Pdf
This title was first published in 2001: Based on extensive research, this trilogy provides new insights into Post-Soviet transformations without taking refuge in the traditional assumption that Russia is unique. Using powerful analytical tools, this trilogy marks the re-integration of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) into the main current of political science. An invaluable resource for all those interested in Russia and the Post-Soviet states. This first volume focuses on state, sectoral, and transnational actors from a predominantly rational choice perspective. The book includes an extensive introduction by the editor which uses additional material gathered by the project team on two polls, 1999 and 2000, which, in addition to the individual studies, provide sufficient data to obtain unprecedented insights into the basic preferences and the logic of action of the main players in Russia. The outcomes of this research will be particularly relevant for students, researchers, journalists and decision-makers interested in Russia and the Post-Soviet states’ politics, international relations, economics, social policy and sociology.
Author : Piotr Dutkiewicz,Kulikov Vladimir,Sakwa Richard Publisher : Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series Page : 332 pages File Size : 50,9 Mb Release : 2018-01-12 Category : HISTORY ISBN : 1138477117
The Social History of Post-Communist Russia by Piotr Dutkiewicz,Kulikov Vladimir,Sakwa Richard Pdf
This book tells the untold story of how ordinary Russian people experienced and coped with Russia¿s transformations after the end of communism. Unlike most studies of the subject which focus on high politics, developments in the elite and events at the centre, this book, which includes findings from interviews, memoirs, public opinion surveys and press articles and documents from the regions, portrays a multi-ethnic, multi-confessional society with different groups affected by the deep and varied changes in diverse and different ways. The book covers economic developments, social changes, how official policies played out at the grass-roots level, the psychological impact of the changes and the impact on public opinion, and how different regions were affected differently. Overall, the book reveals the hidden dynamics of Russian society, including its formal and informal mechanisms and rules for relating to the state and other citizens, and shows how millions of Russians coped, despite all the odds, and maintained the integrity and stability of the country.
Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy by Daniel Satinsky Pdf
This book captures the essence of the period when Russians and Americans collaborated in creating new structures of government and new businesses in completely uncharted conditions. It presents the experiences of key American participants in late Soviet and post-Soviet Russia during a time when Americans thought anything was possible in Russia. Using an analytic framework of foreground ideas (Western, liberal, and neo-liberal) and background forces (Russian cultural influences, nationalism, and lingering Soviet ideology), it examines the ideas and intentions of the people involved. First-person interviews with consultants, businesspeople, and citizen diplomats help capture the essence of this turbulent reform period through the eyes of those who experienced it and present the importance of this experience as a piece of the puzzle in understanding contemporary Russia. It will be an invaluable resource for students of international relations, Russian Studies majors, researchers, and members of the general public who are trying to understand the evolution of the current antagonism between the United States and Russia.
The Transformation of Urban Space in Post-Soviet Russia by Isolde Brade,Konstantin Axenov,Evgenij Bondarchuk Pdf
In the years since 1989, the societies of Russia and Eastern Europe have undergone a remarkable transformation from socialism to democracy and free market capitalism. Making an important contribution to the theoretical literature of urbanism and post-communist transition, this significant book considers the change in the spatial structure of post-Soviet urban spaces since the period of transition began. It argues that the era of transformation can be considered as largely complete, and that this has given way to a new stage of development as part of the global urban and economic system: post-transformation. The authors examine the modern trends in the urban development of western and post-socialist countries, and explore the theories of the transformation and post-transformation of urban space. Providing a wealth of detailed qualitative research on the Russian city of St. Petersburg, the study examines the changing structure of its retail trade and services sector. Overall, this book is an important step forward in the study of the spatial dynamics of urban transformation in the former communist world.
The Tunnel at the End of the Light by Stephen S. Cohen Pdf
This study shows how radical privatization produced economic misery and political chaos in Russia. It argues that the crucial problem lies in the development of criminal and survivalist business networks that prey on Russia's wealth. Opening markets before establishing institutions to regulate and support those markets has allowed predatory networks to take hold. The book also deals with the historic role of the Soviet Underground in bringing down the Soviet system; the development of survivalist networks, which have thwarted entrepreneurial development; the flawed integration of post-Communist Russia into the European and global economies; and the political causes of and remedies for Russia's Racket Economy. A straightforward and sensible alternative to the views of the IMF and the Harvard Institute for International Development, this book provides policy-makers, business leaders and scholars with a firm grasp of the historical background, current dynamics, and likely future outcome of Russia's political and economic crisis.
Knowledgeable, lively and laugh-out-loud funny, Red Tape explores the world's newest economic frontier as a start-up enterprise spanning 11 time zones, where everything seems possible--but nothing works. It is a fresh and candid look at the deal-makers fighting for a piece of the action, and an introduction to doing business in a madhouse.
