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1 online resource |
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Introduction: the problem of social order -- Institutions and social order: sociological and economic approaches -- Self-governance and social order: a more political approach -- Benign neglect: self-governance on currency futures markets -- The meddlesome Leviathan: self-governance on the commodities markets -- Toward a politics of social order: self-governance on the equities market -- What governs? Organizational competition and the weak Russian state -- State policy and self-governance: the political roots of social order -- The Bear's bear: institutional developments and the crash of 1998 -- Conclusion: social order and social science |
| Summary |
A classic problem of social order prompts the central questions of this book: Why are some groups better able to govern themselves than others? Why do state actors sometimes delegate governing power to other bodies? How do different organizations including the state, the business community, and protection rackets come to govern different markets? Scholars have used both sociological and economic approaches to study these questions; here Timothy Frye argues for a different approach. He seeks to extend the theoretical and empirical scope of theories of self-governance beyond groups that exist in isolation from the state and suggests that social order is primarily a political problem. Drawing on extensive interviews, surveys, and other sources, Frye addresses these question by studying five markets in contemporary Russia, including the currency futures, universal and specialized commodities, and equities markets. Using a model that depicts the effect of state policy on the prospects for self-governance, he tests theories of institutional performance and offers a political explanation for the creation of social capital, the formation of markets, and the source of legal institutions in the postcommunist world. In doing so, Frye makes a major contribution to the study of states and markets. The book will be important reading for academic political scientists, economists (especially those who study the New Institutional Economics), legal scholars, sociologists, business-people, journalists, and students interested in transitions. Timothy Frye is Assistant Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-262) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Marketing -- Russia (Federation)
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Capitalism -- Russia (Federation)
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Post-communism -- Russia (Federation)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Investments & Securities -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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Capitalism
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Economic history
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Marketing
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Post-communism
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Marktwirtschaft
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Sozialordnung
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Institution Soziologie
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Kapitalisme.
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Economische politiek.
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Capitalisme -- Russie.
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Postcommunisme -- Russie.
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Institution (Soziologie)
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| SUBJECT |
Russia (Federation) -- Economic conditions -- 1991-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004886
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Russia (Federation)
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Russland
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Russie -- Conditions économiques -- 1991-.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020707020 |
| ISBN |
9780472023486 |
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0472023489 |
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1282423665 |
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9781282423664 |
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9786612423666 |
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6612423668 |
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