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Author : Stefan Hedlund
Release : 2012
Genre : Russia
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Book Synopsis Russian Path Dependence by : Stefan Hedlund
Download or read book Russian Path Dependence written by Stefan Hedlund. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stefan Hedlund
Release : 2005-01-23
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 182/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Russian Path Dependence by : Stefan Hedlund
Download or read book Russian Path Dependence written by Stefan Hedlund. This book was released on 2005-01-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russia's transition to a market economy has been tortuous to say the least. However, this book argues that the arguments and counter-arguments that pitch shock therapy against gradualism are wide of the mark and quite pointless. Indeed, the reasons for the warped outcomes can actually be traced back through the long sweep of Russian history. Decisions made in the distant past can fully influence policy- making in the present. Hedlund's thesis can, like this, be seen as influenced by the 'path dependency' theories of Paul David among others.
Author : Stefan Hedlund
Release : 2005-01
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 004/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Russian Path Dependence by : Stefan Hedlund
Download or read book Russian Path Dependence written by Stefan Hedlund. This book was released on 2005-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russia's transition to a market economy has been tortuous to say the least. In this book, Stefan Hedlund argues that the reasons for this can actually be traced back through the long sweep of Russian history.
Author : David Kotz
Release : 2007-05-07
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis Russia's Path from Gorbachev to Putin by : David Kotz
Download or read book Russia's Path from Gorbachev to Putin written by David Kotz. This book was released on 2007-05-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past few years, many of the former Communist-rule countries of Central and Eastern Europe have taken a steady path toward becoming more or less normal capitalist countries - with Poland and Hungary cases in point. Russia, on the other hand, has experienced extreme difficulties in its attempted transition to capitalism and democracy. The pursuit of Western-endorsed policies of privatization, liberalization and fiscal austerity have brought Russia growing crime and corruption, a distorted economy and a trend toward authoritarian government. In their 1996 book - Revolution from Above - David Kotz and Fred Weir shed light on the underlying reasons for the 1991 demise of the Soviet Union and the severe economic and political problems of the immediate post-Soviet period in Russia. In this new book, the authors bring the story up-to-date, showing how continuing misguided policies have entrenched a group of super-rich oligarchs, in alliance with an all-powerful presidency, while further undermining Russia's economic potential. New topics include the origins of the oligarchs, the deep penetration of crime and corruption in Russian society, the financial crisis that almost destroyed the regime, the mixed blessing of an oil-dependent economy, the atrophy of democracy in the Yeltsin years, and the recentralization of political power in the Kremlin under President Putin.
Author : Daniel Baldwin Hess
Release : 2018-08-14
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 139/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Housing Estates in Europe by : Daniel Baldwin Hess
Download or read book Housing Estates in Europe written by Daniel Baldwin Hess. This book was released on 2018-08-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book explores the formation and socio-spatial trajectories of large housing estates in Europe. Are these estates clustered or scattered? Which social groups originally had access to residential space in housing estates? What is the size, scale and geography of housing estates, their architectural and built environment composition, services and neighbourhood amenities, and metropolitan connectivity? How do housing estates contribute to the urban mosaic of neighborhoods by ethnic and socio-economic status? What types of policies and planning initiatives have been implemented in order to prevent the social downgrading of housing estates? The collection of chapters in this book addresses these questions from a new perspective previously unexplored in scholarly literature. The social aspects of housing estates are thoroughly investigated (including socio-demographic and economic characteristics of current and past inhabitants; ethnicity and segregation patterns; population dynamics; etc.), and the physical composition of housing estates is described in significant detail (including building materials; building form; architectural and landscape design; built environment characteristics; etc.). This book is timely because the recent global economic crisis and Europe’s immigration crisis demand a thorough investigation of the role large housing estates play in poverty and ethnic concentration. Through case studies of housing estates in 14 European centers, the book also identifies policy measures that have been used to address challenges in housing estates throughout Europe.
