The conundrum of Russian capitalism
Subtitle: the post-Soviet economy in the world system
By: Ruslan Dzarasov
Publisher: Pluto Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780745332789; 9780745332796
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Corporations; Economic conditions; Capitalism
Description: 'The Conundrum of Russian Capitalism' looks at the nature of Russian capitalism following the fall of the Soviet Union, showing how the system originated in the degenerated Soviet bureaucracy under the ppessures of global capital. Ruslan Dzarasov provides a detailed analysis of Russian corporate governance, labout practices and investment strategies. By comparing the practices of Russian companies to the typical models of corporate governance and investment behaviour of big firms in the West, Dzarasov sheds light on the relationship between the core and periphery of the capitalist world-system. This groundbreaking study shows that Russia's new capitalism is not a break with the country's Stalinist past, but in fact the continuation of that tradition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: Global accumulation and the capitalist world-system; title: From central planning to capitalism; title: Russian big business: corporate governance and the time horizon; title: Rent withdrawal, social conflict and accumulation; title: Insider rent and conditions of growth in the Russian economy; title: The accumulation of capital by Russian corporations: some empirical evidence.