This paper reviews the experience with macroeconomic stabilization in Russia during the 2 1/2 years following the beginning of reforms in January 1992. It focuses on the different perceptions about the nature, the causes and the consequences of inflation in Russia and about the policies required...

Prices in Russia have been decontrolled in several steps since early 1991, after decades of near-fixity. Their behavior before and after the January 1992 price liberalization is analyzed here, as are the associated movements of wages and overall consumer incomes and expenditures. The emphasis is...

Cities in Europe are increasingly challenged by their responsibilities to provide public services and infrastructure. Many of them face the necessity for the modernisation and restructuring of their public infrastructural facilities, e.g. the local public transport infrastructure, utilities,...

1. From red square to Nike town : re-enchanting the retail experience -- 2. From Superman to the Invisible Man : imagining the male body in contemporary Russian advertising -- 3. The politics of packaging in post-socialist Russia : labels, logos, locations -- 4. The final frontier : brands and...

Introduction -- Trajectory and Development of the Middle Income Group -- Consumption and Lifestyle of the Middle Income Group -- Social Security and the Risk Resistance Capacity of the Middle Income Group -- Social and Political Participation of the Middle Income Group -- Mid-Income Groups in...