Russia's Economy of Favours: Blat, Networking and Informal Exchanges

by Alena V. Ledeneva

Book Overview

The word blat refers to the system of informal contacts and personal networks which was used to obtain goods and services under the rationing which characterised Soviet Russia. Alena Ledeneva's book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521627435
• ISBN13: 9780521627436
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"