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631106
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dltt
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Ledeneva, Alena V.,1964-
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Russia's economy of favours : : blat, networking, and informal exchange /\ Alena V. Ledeneva
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK ;New York, NY, USA :: Cambridge University Press,, 1998
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet studies ;; 102
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xiii, 235 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0521621747
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: 9780521621748
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: 0521627435
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: 9780521627436
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-231) and index
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| Contents
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1. Blat: the unknown phenomenon -- 2. Understanding blat -- 3. The Soviet order: a view from within -- 4. The use of personal networks -- 5. Blat as a form of exchange: between gift and commodity -- 6. Networking in the post-Soviet period -- Appendix -- Bibliography
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| Abstract
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The word blat refers to the system of informal contacts and personal networks which was used to obtain goods and services under the rationing which characterised Soviet Russia. Alena Ledeneva's book is the first to analyse blat in all its historical, socio-economic and cultural aspects, and to explore its implications for post-Soviet society. In a socialist distribution system which resulted in constant shortages, blat developed into an 'economy of favours' which shadowed an overcontrolling centre and represented the reaction of ordinary people to the social constraints they faced. In social and economic terms, blat exchanges became vital to the population, and to the functioning of the Soviet system. The book shows that the nature of the economic and political changes in contemporary Russia cannot be properly understood without attention to the powerful legacy of the blat economy
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Business ethics-- Soviet Union
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Exchange-- Soviet Union
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Black market-- Soviet Union
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Business networks-- Soviet Union
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Bribery-- Soviet Union
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Business ethics-- Russia (Federation)
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Exchange-- Russia (Federation)
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Business networks-- Russia (Federation)
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Bribery-- Russia (Federation)
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Corruption-- Russie
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Corruption-- URSS
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Marché noir-- URSS
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Morale des affaires-- Russie
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Morale des affaires-- URSS
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Réseaux d'affaires-- Russie
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Réseaux d'affaires-- URSS
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Échange, Théorie de l' (Économie politique)-- Russie
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Échange, Théorie de l' (Économie politique)-- URSS
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Soviet Union, Moral conditions
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Russia (Federation), Moral conditions
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| Dewey Classification
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306.3/0947
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HF5387.5.S65L43 1998
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