Title: Violent entrepreneurs : the use of force in the making of Russian capitalism /
Authors: Volkov, Vadim, 1965-
Publisher: Cornell University Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Organized crime Russia (Federation); Capitalism Russia (Federation); Law enforcement Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) Social conditions; Russia (Federation) Politics and government
Contents: Veblen's warning -- Violent entrepreneurship -- The violence-managing agency -- Bandits and capitalists -- The privatization of the power ministries -- The politics of state formation.