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1 online resource (357 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Economic Reform in the El'tsin Era: a Brief Overview; Decision-Making, Actors and Institutions; 1 Russian Regionalism, Policy-Making and State Development; Introduction; The Context: State Weakness and Federal Politics; Main Facets of Asymmetrical Federalism; The Politics of Asymmetrical Federalism; Regionalism; Republicanisation; The 'Centre'; Federalism or Disintegration?; Conclusion: Reconstitution versus Fragmentation; Note; References |
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2 The Legal Substructure of Market Reforms in Russia: Achievements and DeficienciesIntroduction; Legal Norms; Main Examples of Legislative Acts; International Law; Constitution; Civil Code and Other Codes; Special Legislation in Business Law; Procedural Law; Other Legislation; The Quality of Legal Norms; Efficiency of Legal Norms; Summary; Notes; References; 3 The 'Oligarchs': a Force to Reckon With?; Introduction; The Russian 'Oligarchs' as a Social and Political Phenomenon; The Rise and Decline of the 'Oligarchs' in Russian Politics |
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The Political Role of Financial Groups in the El'tsin System: Phases of DevelopmentEnd of a Symbiosis: Kirienko and the 'Oligarchs'; The Financial Crisis of 1998 -- the 'Oligarchs' Autumn'?; On the Way to a New Social Structure?; Notes; References; 4 Nothing Learned, Nothing Forgotten: Restructuring without Reform in Russia's Banking Sector; Introduction; The Russian Banking Sector; The Peculiarities of Post-Soviet Banks; The Impact of the Financial Crisis; Crisis? What Crisis?; Government Impatience; Priorities and Proposals; Western Concerns and Russian Realities; Central Priorities |
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Fiscal Pressures and Institutional ConflictsThe Regional Dimension; 'Support for Industry'; ARKO -- Much Ado About Nothing?; Bankrupting Russian Banks; External (non- ) Involvement; Conclusion: Silent Nationalisation?; Notes; References; 5 Adjustment to Change: the Case of the Oil and Gas Industry; Introduction; Changing Economic Conditions; The Fiscal Role of the Oil and Gas Industry; Reorganisation, Restructuring and Privatisation within the Oil and Gas Industry; Adjustment Mechanisms of the Oil and Gas Industry; Attainment of Autonomy from the State |
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Achievement of Independent Access to the World MarketAdaptation to the Changing Price Policy; Changes in the Organisational Structure -- a Key Form of Adaptation; Outlook; Notes; References; 6 Down, Out and Forever Desperate? The Role of Coal Miners' Protests in Russian Politics; Introduction; The Decline of the Russian Coal Industry; The Government's Position and the Role of the World Bank; The Miners' Protest Waves; The Miners' Potential for Protests and the Role of Other Actors; The Miners' Limited Ability to Bargain; Evaluating the Miners' Success; Notes; References |
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7 Minatom: the Last Soviet Industrial Ministry |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Easter, Gerald
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| ISBN |
9781351755887 |
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1351755889 |
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