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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450730403321

Autore

Hedlund Stefan <1953, >

Titolo

Russia's market economy : a bad case of predatory capitalism / / Stefan Hedlund

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : UCL Press, , 1999

ISBN

1-135-43374-7

1-280-40645-3

0-585-46136-8

0-203-49543-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Disciplina

330.947086

Soggetti

Capitalism - Russia (Federation)

Privatization - Russia (Federation)

Electronic books.

Russia (Federation) Economic policy 1991-

Russia (Federation) Economic conditions 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Russian riches mismanaged; Framework; The heavy burden of history; Prelude under Gorbachev; The West gets involved; The reform programme; Financial destabilization; Banks, bonds and surrogate money; Russia under the new regime; Lessons to be learned; A Russian path dependence; Victory for the kleptocrats?; Whither Russia?; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Russia's ""Market"" Economy is a seminal account of Russia's transition to the market, it torturous development as a fledging market economy through the 1990's, right through to its spectacular collapse in August 1998.