This book examines the little-known phenomenon of blat--the use of informal contacts and personal networks to obtain goods and services under the rationing that pervaded Soviet Russia. Alena Ledeneva analyzes the historical; socioeconomic and cultural aspects of blat; and explores its implications for post-Soviet Russia. The political and economic reforms introduced since the collapse of the Soviet Union have radically affected everyday practices; but an understanding of blat remains crucial for interpreting the social; economic and criminal problems that affect the development of a market economy in post-Soviet Russia.
#1163410 in Books Cambridge University Press 2000-07-24Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.27 x .71 x 5.83l; .89 #File Name: 0521564565348 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good background and details of the trireme Olympias projectBy Eric SorensenGood background and details of the trireme Olympias project. Good history sections; may not interest everyone. It would have been nice to have included a few more actual numbers in the naval architecture section; maddeningly they discuss prismatic being unusual without any figures!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy yingjieyangProvide necessary information on the topic of trireme;expecially of those details of the operation of a trireme.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Luigi Tufolomet expectation
