Russia's Economy of Favours

Blat, Networking and Informal Exchange

By:

Alena V. Ledeneva

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies

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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 is the first to analyse blat in all its historical, socio-economic and cultural aspects, and to explore its implications for post-Soviet society. In a socialist distribution system which resulted in constant shortages, blat developed into an 'economy of favours' which shadowed an overcontrolling centre and represented the reaction of ordinary people to the social constraints they faced. In social and economic terms, blat exchanges became vital to the population, and to the functioning of the Soviet system. The book shows that the nature of the economic and political changes in contemporary Russia cannot be properly understood without attention to the powerful legacy of the blat economy.

Release date Australia

August 6th, 1998

Author

Alena V. Ledeneva

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

9 Tables, unspecified; 15 Halftones, unspecified; 4 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

256

Series

Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies

Dimensions

156x236x21

ISBN-13

9780521621748

Product ID

2093456

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