Preface : The strongman economy? -- Putin's economic inheritance -- Reforging the Russian state -- Rise of the energy giants -- Stabilizing Russia's finances -- Restructuring Russian industry -- Wages and welfare -- From crisis to crisis -- Putinomics under pressure -- Postscript : Can...

Asian pivot: the roots of Soviet economic reform -- Take off or leap forward?: Soviet assessments of China after Mao -- Gorbachev's gamble: interest group politics and perestroika -- Soviet industry, Sichuan style: Gorbachev's enterprise reforms -- A Soviet Shenzhen?: copying China's special...

This study analyses the pedagogical model of the on-line BA Enterprise programme, E-CollegeWales initiative designed by the University of Glamorgan. Specifically, this study evaluates theblended pedagogical model that has emerged within this programme, utilising a case studymethodology...

It is argued that construction is an important sector of the Welsh economy in terms of employment, wages and growth. Key competence and capacity issues have arisen, however, due to large contracting firms concentrating on core activities and subcontracting peripheral activities to Small...