Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-230) and index.
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Markets versus hierarchies -- Theoretical background -- The dominant role of the state in governing economic and political affairs -- Social norms -- Status of merchants -- The dominant role of the Soviet state in governing economic and political affairs -- Social networks and cultural atavism -- The political economy of the Russian state: elite networks -- Social networks and economic efficiency: everyday networks -- Networks and post-Soviet culture -- Conclusion: the reality of Russian political economy.