by Alena V . Ledeneva (Author)
This book examines the little-known phenomenon of blat - the use of informal contacts and personal networks to obtain goods and services under the rationing which pervaded Soviet Russia.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 256
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06 Aug 1998
ISBN 10: 0521627435
ISBN 13: 9780521627436