Violent Entrepreneurs

by Vadim Volkov

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Entering the shady world of what he calls "violent entrepreneurship," Vadim Volkov explores the economic uses of violence and coercion in Russia in the 1990s. Violence has played, he shows, a crucial role in creating the institutions of a new market economy. The core of his work is competition among so-called violence-managing agencies--criminal groups, private security services, private protection companies, and informal protective agencies associated...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801487781

ISBN13:9780801487781

Release Date:August 2002

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Criminology Economic Conditions Economics Education & Reference History Political Economy Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Russia Russian & Former Soviet Union Social Sciences True Accounts True Crime

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