Violent Entrepreneurs: The Use of Force in the Making of Russian Capitalism 9781501703294

Entering the shady world of what he calls "violent entrepreneurship," Vadim Volkov explores the economic uses

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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Veblen's Warning
Chapter 2. Violent Entrepreneurship
Chapter 3. The Violence-Managing Agency
Chapter 4. Bandits and Capitalists
Chapter 5. The Privatization of the Power Ministries
Chapter 6. The Politics of State Formation
Key to Interviews
Glossary of Russian Words and Phrases
Index

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Violent Entrepreneurs

Violent Entrepreneurs The Use of Force in the Making of Russian Capitalism

VADIM VOLKOV

CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS

Ithaca and London

Copyright © 2002 by Cornell Universiry All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell Universiry Press, Sage House, 5 1 2 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 1 4850. First published 2002 by Cornell Universiry Press First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 2002 Printed in the United States of America

Library ofCongms Cataloging-in-Publication Data Volkov, Vadim, 1 965V iolent entrepreneurs: the use of force in the making of Russian

capitalism / Vadim Volkov.

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Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8014-4016-8 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN-IO: 0-8014-4016-5 (cloth: alk. paper) I SBN-13: 978-0-8014-8778-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN-IO: 0-8014-8778-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) I. Organized crime-Russia (Federation) (Federation)

2. Capitalism-Russia

3. Law enforcement-Russia (Federation)

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4. Russia

5. Russia (Federation)-Politics

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