In The Merchants of Siberia, Erika Monahan reconsiders commerce in early modern Russia by reconstructing the trading world of Siberia and the careers of merchants who traded there. She follows the histories of three merchant families from various social ranks who conducted trade in Siberia for...

Front cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- List of Graphs -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword and overview -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The background -- 1.2 (Another) delimitation of the subject -- 1.3 Managerial power and the bogey of spontaneous privatisation...

Intro -- Comparative Environmental Regulationin the United States and Russia -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Environmental Protection through Flexible Regulation -- 2. On Institutions and Instruments -- 3. Clear Skies through Flexible Regulation: U.S. Air Quality Policy -- 4. How...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Why Are Informal Practices Still Prevalent in Russia? -- 2. Chernyi Piar: Manipulative Campaigning and the Workings of Russian Democracy -- 3. Kompromat: The Use of Compromising Informationin Informal Politics --...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: climate and agriculture in Russia -- The availability and reliability of statistical agricultural data for Russia -- The pre-revolutionary period ( 1900-1916) -- The post-revolutionary period ( 1917-1928)...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART: ONE -- 1 Flight to the east -- 2 Into Siberia -- 3 ‘Put down your guns!’ -- PART: TWO -- 4 Boy from the Komsomol -- 5 Gathering the team -- 6 Computers and banks -- 7 August 1991 -- 8 Sale of the century? -- 9 Consolidating the gains -- PART:...

Intro -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Global Accumulation and the Capitalist World-system -- 2. From Central Planning to Capitalism -- 3. Russian Big Business: Corporate Governance and the...

In this unique contribution to economic sociology, Jeffrey Hass examines the impact of culture, norms and political authority on Russia's post-socialist transition. The interactions and contradictions of moral economies and market relations are examined, exploring the often overlooked social...