Why are informal practices still prevalent in Russia?
Chernyi piar : manipulative campaigning and the workings of Russian democracy
Kompromat : the use of compromising information in informal politics
Krugovaia poruka : sustaining the ties of joint responsibility
Tenevoi barter : shadow barter, barter chains, and nonmonetary markets
Dvoinaia bukhgalteriia : double accountancy and financial scheming
Post-Soviet tolkachi : alternative enforcement and the use of law.
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How Russia really works : the informal practices that shaped post-Soviet politics and business by Alena V. Ledeneva. ISBN 9780801473524. Published by Cornell University Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
