Introduction : the changing pattern of world trade and politics -- Post-Soviet regions : from interdependence to countervailing powers? / David Lane -- The changing governance and geography of world trade / Stefan Schmalz -- China's initiatives in Asia : "one belt, one road" as a development...

Russian Banking considers the rise of commercial market-oriented banks in Russia, their links with government and non-financial companies and their role as intermediaries in the provision of finance for investment. The contributors explore the legacy of the Soviet past and current functions of...