Whither Russia? A review of Andrei Shleifer's a normal country

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-146

  Zhuravskaya, Ekaterina ^a  

^a NEW ECONOMIC SCHOOL   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 34249726701     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.45.1.127     Document Type: Review

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