Russia's Development Problem: The Cult of Power

ISBN-13: 9780230542785 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 191 str.

Hans Van Zon; Hans Van Zon

Opis

This book explores the operating mechanisms of the Russian economy in a comparative perspective, and offers fascinating insights into how a socio-economic infrastructure has been created which continues to exert an influence on modern-day Russia and limits its development.

Spis treści

Divergence in Post-Socialism: The Role of Culture Soviet Russia: Revolution and Continuity Post-Soviet Russia: Captured by the Past? National Character and Economy How Russian Neo-Patrimonialism Works Ukraine and the Russian Type of Neo-Patrimonialism Path Creation: A Comparative Perspective

O autorze

HANS VAN ZON is a Professor at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. His publications include The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine, The Future of Industry in Central and Eastern Europe, Alternative Scenarios for Central Europe, Central European Industry in the Information Age (with Dillon, Hausner and Kwiecinska), and Social and Economic Change in Eastern Ukraine: The Example of Zaporizhzhya (with Batako and Kreslavska).