Essay on clan capitalism in Russia

Acta Oeconomica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-85

  Kosals, Leon ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Clan; Clan capitalism; Informal networks; Russia

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; CAPITALISM; INFORMAL SECTOR; MARKET TRANSITION; MONOPOLY; OLIGOPOLY; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 34347257420     PISSN: 00016373     EISSN: 15882659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AOecon.57.2007.1.5     Document Type: Article

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