Russia's Economy of Favours

Alena V. (University of London) Ledeneva

Cambridge University Press, 1998

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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 which pervaded Soviet Russia. Alena Ledeneva analyses the historical, socio-economic, and cultural aspects of blat, and explores its implications for post-Soviet Russia.

ISBN-13
9780521621748
ISBN-10
0521621747
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1998
Publication date
1998-08-06
Pages
256
Dimensions
236x156x21
Weight
530