The history of Russian economic ideas from the sixteenth century to contemporary times is a fascinating, tumultuous yet neglected topic among Western scholars. Whilst over the last 15 years increasing amounts of work has been done on the subject, co-operation between Russian and Western...

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword Russia in the New Century -- The "Wild Nineties" -- The New Economy -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Capitalism Russian-style: introducing the book -- A decade like no other -- August 1988: the music stops -- 1 The...

Exploring the political and economic determinants of trade protection, this study provides a wealth of information on key American industries and documents the process of seeking and conferring protection. Eight analytical histories of the automobile, steel, semiconductor, lumber, wheat, and...

Over the last fifteen years, Russia has become a larger part of the global economy-and in the years ahead, it will continue to grow in prominence. If you want to improve your investment endeavors in this market, you must first understand how it operates. With Out of the Red as your guide, you'll...

In a time when everyone talks about Russia as an emerging market with huge possibilities, many German companies tried to enter. What have been their experiences? Which was their strategy to enter the market? Did they succeed? The present study is primarily based on first hand accounts. After a...

Key Features:Scholarly but readableLooks critically at the Russian heritage without getting involved in the 'New Cold War'Written by someone who has lived in, and still travels frequently to, Russia/the Soviet Union.

In the 1930s, the Soviet working class grew at an unprecedented rate, changing in size and social composition. Women at the Gates is the story of a world remade, from above and from below, as women entered waged labor in unprecedented numbers

This book reassesses Bolshevik attitudes towards economic modernisation and foreign economic relations under Lenin. It examines the decision to import vast quantities of railway equipment in order to achieve rapid economic modernisation, and reveals the scale of Bolshevik business dealings with...

This book examines the failure of economic reform in Russia since 1991, when Boris Yeltsin proclaimed his commitment to economic stabilization, privatization, and price liberalization. Optimism over Russia¡¯s market reforms vanished with the crash of August 1998, when the ruble lost over 70...