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Property Rights in Post-Soviet Russia: Violence, Corruption, and the Demand for Law

Property Rights in Post-Soviet Russia: Violence, Corruption, and the Demand for Law

Name: Property Rights in Post-Soviet Russia: Violence, Corruption, and the Demand for Law
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781107153967
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Author: Jordan Gans-Morse
ISBN: 9781107153967

By Jordan Gans-Morse

Cambridge University Press May 2017

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ISBN-13: 9781107153967
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: May 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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The effectiveness of property rights - and the rule of law more broadly - is often depicted as depending primarily on rulers' 'supply' of legal institutions. Yet the crucial importance of private sector 'demand' for law is often overlooked.

This book develops a novel framework that unpacks the demand for law in Russia, building on an original enterprise survey as well as extensive interviews with lawyers, firms and private security agencies. By tracing the evolution of firms' reliance on violence, corruption, and law over the two decades following the Soviet Union's collapse, the book clarifies why firms in various contexts may turn to law for property rights protection, even if legal institutions remain ineffective or corrupt. It draws attention to the extensive role that law plays in the Russian business world, contrary to frequent depictions of Russia as lawless.

Introduction. Violence, corruption, and demand for law

1. Institutional supply and demand

2. The evolution of firm strategies

3. The role of state legal capacity

4. Demand-side barriers to the use of legal strategies

5. The effectiveness of illegal strategies

6. Variation in strategies across firms

7. Firms, states, and the rule of law in comparative perspective.

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