Russia after the global economic crisis [[electronic resource] /] / Anders Åslund, Sergei Guriev, and Andrew Kuchins, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute for International Economics and Center for Strategic and International Studies, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.947
• Soggetto topico: Financial crises - Russia (Federation); Corruption - Russia (Federation)
• Soggetto geografico: Russia (Federation) Economic conditions 21st century; Russia (Federation) Economic policy 21st century; Russia (Federation) Foreign economic relations
• Altri autori: ÅslundAnders <1952-> GurievS. M KuchinsAndrew
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Foreword""; ""Map""; ""Introduction""; ""The Arguments""; ""The Russia Balance Sheet""; ""Ch 1: Challenges Facing the Russian Economy after the Crisis ""; ""Before the Crisis""; ""The Crisis""; ""Russia After the Crisis: The Challenges""; ""Strategic Priorities for Russia""; ""What Next?""; ""Ch 2: Russian Politics in a Time of Economic Turmoil ""; ""Economic Crisis and Recovery""; ""Consequences of Economics for Politics""; ""Presidential Popularity and Political Constraints""; ""Politics in the Financial Crisis""; ""Conclusion"" ; ""Ch 3: Federalism in Russia """"Principles of Federalism""; ""Yeltsin's Decentralization in the 1990's""; ""Reforming State-Corroding Federalism: Lessons from Other Developing Countries ""; ""Putin's Centralization: Follow Mexico or China?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Ch 4: Corruption and Rule of Law ""; ""Context""; ""The Putin Report Card: Corruption""; ""Legal Institutions""; ""The Power of Friends in High Places""; ""Caveats and Observations""; ""President Medvedev's Turn""; ""Implications ""; ""Ch 5: Role of High-Technology Industries "" ; ""Russia's Heritage in High-Technology Industries"" ""Current Role of High-Technology Industries""; ""Future Role of High-Technology Industries""; ""Conclusion""; ""Ch 6: Climate Change and Role of Energy Efficiency ""; ""Russia and Climate Change""; ""Russia's Role in International Climate Policy""; ""Climate Policy at Home""; ""Politics of Climate Change Policy""; ""Energy Efficiency and the Economic Benefits of an Affirmative Climate Policy ""; ""An Opportunity for US-Russia Engagement""; ""Ch 7: Gazprom: Challenged Giant in Need of Reform ""; ""Gazprom's Traditional Strategy"" ; ""Challenges Hit Gazprom"" ""Gazprom's Response to the Crisis""; ""An Alternative Russian Gas Policy""; ""Ch 8: Military Reform against Heavy Odds ""; ""Origins and Design of the Military Reform""; ""The Thinking behind the Military Reform""; ""A Team of Reluctant and Accidental Reformers""; ""Reform of the Army Is Radical but not Radical Enough""; ""The Overexploited Navy and the Undertrained Air Force""; ""Financial Matters and the Dysfunctional Military-Industrial Complex ""; ""Conclusion: Profound Change but Limited Success"" ; ""Ch 9: Russian Foreign Policy: Modernization or Marginalization? """"Still Searching for a Global Role""; ""Project CIS on Life Support""; ""Russia's Great Power Pretensions Need a Reality Check""; ""Sketching Russias Way Forward""; ""Ch 10: Foreign Economic Policy at a Crossroads ""; ""Gains from WTO Accession to Russia""; ""Russia's Commitments to Foreign Exporters and Investors""; ""Are WTO Accession Demands on Russia Excessive?""; ""Remaining Issues in WTO Accession""; ""Acceding as a Customs Union: What Does It Mean for Russiaâ€?s Trade Policy?""; ""The Jackson-Vanik Amendment"" ; ""Foreign Direct Investment""
• Titolo autorizzato: Russia after the global economic crisis
• ISBN: 0-88132-514-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791472803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II