عنوان

Russia's economy of favours :

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0521621747

(Number (ISBN

0521627435

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9780521621748

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9780521627436

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Title Proper

Russia's economy of favours :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

blat, networking, and informal exchange /

First Statement of Responsibility

Alena V. Ledeneva

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York, NY, USA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1998

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiii, 235 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Series Title

Cambridge Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet studies ;

Volume Designation

102

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-231) and index

Text of Note

1. Blat: the unknown phenomenon -- 2. Understanding blat -- 3. The Soviet order: a view from within -- 4. The use of personal networks -- 5. Blat as a form of exchange: between gift and commodity -- 6. Networking in the post-Soviet period -- Appendix -- Bibliography

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Text of Note

The word blat refers to the system of informal contacts and personal networks which was used to obtain goods and services under the rationing which characterised Soviet Russia. Alena Ledeneva's book is the first to analyse blat in all its historical, socio-economic and cultural aspects, and to explore its implications for post-Soviet society. In a socialist distribution system which resulted in constant shortages, blat developed into an 'economy of favours' which shadowed an overcontrolling centre and represented the reaction of ordinary people to the social constraints they faced. In social and economic terms, blat exchanges became vital to the population, and to the functioning of the Soviet system. The book shows that the nature of the economic and political changes in contemporary Russia cannot be properly understood without attention to the powerful legacy of the blat economy

Black market-- Soviet Union

Bribery-- Russia (Federation)

Bribery-- Soviet Union

Business ethics-- Russia (Federation)

Business ethics-- Soviet Union

Business networks-- Russia (Federation)

Business networks-- Soviet Union

Exchange-- Russia (Federation)

Exchange-- Soviet Union

Corruption-- Russie

Corruption-- URSS

Échange, Théorie de l' (Économie politique)-- Russie

Échange, Théorie de l' (Économie politique)-- URSS

Marché noir-- URSS

Morale des affaires-- Russie

Morale des affaires-- URSS

Réseaux d'affaires-- Russie

Réseaux d'affaires-- URSS

Russia (Federation), Moral conditions

Soviet Union, Moral conditions

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Book number

Ledeneva, Alena V.,1964-

Date of Transaction

20190507092534.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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