"traditional" cluster approaches suggest but can also act upon these. Their ability to act as "change agents" is crucial in … countries with high institutional barriers to innovation, such as most transition economies. Focusing on Russia, we conduct two … cluster case studies to analyze the strategies these adopt to alter and shape their institutional environments. We find that …

participation. Much remains to be decided, in particular the question of whether Russia will settle on its own unique model of …

In pursuit of its transition from a command to a market economy, post-Soviet Russia has witnessed enormous regional …

: Russia in the Global Economy -- Chapter 13: Trade (by Arne Melchior) -- Chapter 14: Foreign investment (by Kalman Kalotay … history, the economic geography of Russia, natural resources, population, major sectors and industries, living standards and … social policy, institutions, governance, economic policy, and Russia's role in the global economy. The book will provide a …