Russia’s Crony Capitalism the Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy (Review)

2019-07-01
Pamir Dietrich, Ayşe

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A. Pamir Dietrich, “Russia’s Crony Capitalism the Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy (Review),” 2019, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: http://www.ijors.net/issue8_2_2019/reviews/aysedietrich.html.