Russian Abstract: "Стратегия…" является продолжением и дополнением работы "Институциональные ограничения современного экономического роста", впервые вышедшей в 2011...

Russian Abstract: Собранный в записке легко проверяемый материал ставит под большое сомнение представления о том, что богатые (тем более богатейшие – занимающие первые...

Russian Abstract: Данный текст является введением в книгу "Стратегия долгосрочного процветания: в поисках растаявшего ориентира". "Стратегия… " является продолжением и...

Conflict of interest of welfare dependent voter creates wrong incentives. These incentives inherent to universal suffrage, yield consequences, as predicted by John Adams back in the 18-th century. Historically the rise of the modern welfare state might be traced to the emergence of mainstream...

The October 2012 single day of voting produced approximately the same results for United Russia as were achieved by it in the 2011 parliamentary elections. The CPRF also had a good showing at the polls. The two other parliamentary parties – Fair Russia and the LDPR – did not manage to...

Against the backdrop of dramatically fluctuating oil prices, the main news of January were the plans declared by the Russian government, in particular the budget expenditure cut by 10%, the possibility of privatization of certain big state-owned entities, and the renewal of external borrowing....

In December, President of Russia Vladimir Putin delivered the Annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly. During the traditional press conference he expressed his approval of the policies pursued by the RF Government and the Bank of Russia, noting that the current situation was...

Russian Abstract: Активизация движения за "базовый доход" рассматривается в контексте теории общественного выбора как рациональная программа продвижения к власти...

As far as Russia is concerned, the main news of May 2015 was the celebration of the 70th anniversary of VE day. Inside Russia, this country's victory in WW2 was celebrated with true enthusiasm on a massive scale. However, an overwhelming majority of foreign heads of state had chosen to ignore...