1st Edition

Business in Post-Communist Russia Privatisation and the Limits of Transformation

By Mikhail Glazunov Copyright 2013
242 Pages 72 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 72 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 72 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

It is a widely held idea that Russia has completed its revolution which brought down the Soviet economy, and that many companies after privatisation work as typical western companies. Another belief is that Russia has adopted a market economy but then reverted to authoritarianism. With these two ideas in mind, this book discusses the suggestion that the key element of post-Soviet economic and... Read more
Introduction  1. Russian Revolution or Redistribution of Rights  2. Winners and Losers in the Privatisation Game  3. How Successful are Russian Companies?  4. Getting into Russian Firms  5. Avtoelektronika  6. Avtovaz  7. Kondrovo Paper Company  8. Norilsk Nickel  9. Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill  10. What Can we Learn about Russian Firms: Success and Failures  11. Can Russian Oligarchs Survive the Global Crisis  12. Conclusion: What will Russia do?  Afterword

Biography

Mikhail Glazunov has a PhD from the Business School at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.