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Abernathy, Robert B. 2000. Security Implications of a Transnational Criminal Organization: The Russian Mafiya. Carlisle Barracks, Pa.: U.S. Army War College.

Russia, organized crime, corruption

Alexander, James. 2000. Political Culture in Post-Communist Russia:
Formlessness and Recreation in a Traumatic Transition.
Basingstoke: Macmillan; New York: St. Martin's. 
 

Alexseev, Mikhail A.. 1999. "Chinese Migration in Primorskii Krai:
An Assessment of its Scale, Socioeconomic Impact and Opportunities
for Corruption." (Washington, D.C.: National Council for
Eurasian and East European Research).

Keywords: Russia, Migration, Corruption

Anderson, Annelise. 1995. "The Red Mafia: A Legacy of Communism". In Edward P.
Lazear (ed.), Economic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Russia: Realities
of Reform. Stanford: Hoover Institution Press.
Summary discussion: http://andrsn.stanford.edu/Other/redmaf.html

Keywords: Organized Crime, Mafiya, Russia, Violence, Corruption, Economic Policy

Benne, Robert; B. Andolsen, R. W. Lovin, J. B. Cobb, and P. N. Williams. 1991.
"Ethics, Economics and the Corporate Life." The Christian Century 108:3
January 23).

Keywords: Business, Ethics, Post-Communism

Bernstein, Jonas. 1996. "A Fistful of Rubles". American Spectator 29 (January),
pp. 28-30+.

Keywords: Business, Russia, Post-Communism, Corruption

Birdsall, Karen. 1999. "Practices of Survival: Covert Earning Schemes at the Russian
Workplace."  M.Phil Dissertation, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences,
University of Cambridge, UK

Keywords: Russia, Informal Economy, Corruption

Bivens, Matt, and Jonas Bernstein. 1998. "The Russia You Never Met".
Demokratizatsiya 6:4 (Fall).

Keywords: Corruption, Development, Russia

Blanchard, Olivier J., Kenneth A. Froot, and Jeffrey D. Sachs (eds.). 1994. The
Transition in Eastern Europe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Keywords: Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Economic Transition, Economic Policy

Boettke, Peter J., and Gary M. Anderson. 1992. "Socialist Venality: A Rent-Seeking
Model of the Mature Soviet-Style Economy." Hoover Institution Working Papers,
Stanford University.

Keywords: Russia, Economic Policy, Corruption, Rent-Seeking, Bribery

Boskholov, Sergei. 1995. "Organized Crime and Corruption in Russia".
Demokratizatsiya 3:3.

Keywords: Organized Crime, Mafiya, Russia, Corruption, Violence

Bowker, Mike; Ross, Cameron. 2000.
Russia after the Cold War. 
New York: Longman.

CONTENTS: Introduction: Mike Bowker - Part I. Politics.
Transition models and democratization in Russia: James Hughes - The
president and parliament in contemporary Russia: Alexei Avtonomov -
Political parties: Stephen White - Federalism and regional politics:
Cameron Ross - Political culture and public opinion: Matthew Wyman -
Part II. Economics, culture and social policy. The political economy of
Russia: transition or condition?: Anthony Phillips - Crime,
corruption and the law: Mark Galeotti - Social policy after the cold
war: paying the social costs: Nick Manning and Nadia Davidova - The
meanings of reform in the Russian school system: Stephen Webber -
Religion and politics in Russia: Edwin Bacon - Russian nationalism
and democratic development: Richard Sakwa - Part III. Foreign policy.
Russian military forces and reform: Christoph Bluth - Russian policy
towards the Soviet successor states: Mark Webber - From the cold war
to strategic partnership? US-Russian relations since the end of the
USSR: Michael Cox - The Russian Federation and Central Europe's entry
into European institutions: Julie A. Lund and Roger E. Kanet - Russia
and NATO enlargement: the case against: Peter Shearman - Russia's
relations with China and Japan: the balance of power in the
Asia-Pacific region: Andy Patmore - Russian foreign policy: an
overview: John Berryman.

Russia, politics and government, reform

Boycko, M., A. Shleifer, and R. Vishny. 1995. Privatizing Russia. Cambridge, MA:
MIT Press.

Keywords: Russia, Privatization, Economic Policy, Corruption, Economic Transition

Boylan, Scott P. 1996. "Organized Crime And Corruption In Russia: Implications For
U.S. And International Law". Fordham International Law Journal 19:5.

Keywords: Organized Crime, Mafiya, Russia, Corruption, Violence, International Law

Brada, Josef C. 1991. "The Political Economy of Communist Foreign Trade Institutions
and Politics" Journal of Comparative Economics. 15:2 (June), pp. 211-238.
Central Planning, Corruption, Foreign Trade

Keywords: Post-Communism, Communism, Foreign Trade, Economic Policy, Corruption

Braun, Aurel; Barany, Zoltan D.  1999.  
Dilemmas of Transition: The Hungarian Experience.
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

CONTENTS: Rethinking transitology: Guy Hermet -
Transitions and elites: John Higley - Post-communist economic
transformation: Anders Ĺslund - Regional perspective: Zoltan Barany
- Political transition and social transformation: Rudolf L. Tokes -
Foundations of post-socialist legitimacy: Anna Seleny - Economic
transformation, 1990-1998: Paul Marer - Privatization policies:
Keith Crane - Civil society, transition, and consolidation of
democracy: Andrew Arato - European integration: Bennett Kovrig -
Russian factor: Aurel Braun - Regional security and ethnic minorities
- Daniel N. Nelson - Unfolding transition and consolidation: Zoltan
Barany.
 

Hungary, political transitions, democracy

Brunell, Laura. 1999. 
"Embedding Post-Communist Regimes: Urban Governance and 
Institutional Capital in Post-Communist Poland."
Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Colorado.

Poland, political transitions, politics and government, social conditions

Brzezinski, Mark, and Lech Garlicki. 1995. "Judicial Powers in Post-Communist Poland:
The Emergence of a Rechtsstaat?" Journal of International Law 31:1, pp. 13-59.

Keywords: Poland, Post-Communism, Rule of Law

Buckberg, Elaine Karen. 1997. "Legal and Institutional Obstacles To Growth
and Business in Russia". Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund,
European II Dept.

Access: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/ppaa/ppaa9708.pdf

Keywords: Privatization, Russia, Taxation, Corruption, Capital Market, Economic Policy

Burianek, Jiri. 1998. "Democratization, Crime, Punishment and Public Attitudes
in the Czech Republic." Crime, Law, and Social Change 28:3-4, pp. 213-221.

Keywords: Democracy, Public Opinion, Czech Republic, Corruption

Campbell, John L; O. K. Pedersen, and J. L. Petr. 1997. "Legacies of Change:
Transformations Of Postcommunist European Economies". Journal of Economic
Issues 31: 4.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Economic Transition, Political Transition, Economic Policy,
    Corruption

Celarier, Michelle. 1996. "Stealing the Family Silver". Euromoney (Fall), pp. 62-66.

Keywords: Business, Russia, Central Europe, Corruption, Economic Policy, Business.

Ceobanu, Alin Mihai. 1998. "When Socialism Meets Capitalism: Corrupt Practices and
Post-Communist Transition: A Comparative Analysis".  Thesis (M.A.) -- University
of Nebraska at Omaha

Keywords: Corruption, Romania, Czech Republic.

Chand, Sheetal K., and Karl O. Moene. 1999. "Rent Grabbing and Russia's Economic Collapse".
    Working paper, Department of Economics, University of Oslo, Norway.
    Available: http://www.sv.uio.no/sosoek/memo/memopdf/memo2599.pdf
    Author contacts: sheetakc@econ.uio.no    k.o.moene@econ.uio.no

Keywords: Russia, Corruption, Rent-Seeking, Economic Development

Claessens, Stijn. 1998. Politicians and Firms in Seven Central and
Eastern European Countries. Washington, DC: World Bank, Financial Sector
Practice, Financial Economics Group.

Keywords: Privatization, Economic stabilization, Corruption

Clark, Ed; Soulsby, Anna.  1999.  
Organizational Change in Post-Communist Europe:
Management and Transformation in the Czech Republic.
New York: Routledge.
 

Clark, John, and Aaron Wildavsky. 1990. The Moral Collapse of Communism. San
Francisco: Institute for Contemporary Issues Press.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Communism, Corruption, Political Transition

Clark, William A. 1993. Crime and Punishment in Soviet Officialdom: Combating
Corruption in the Political Elite, 1965-1990. Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe.

Keywords: Corruption, Soviet Union -- History, Misconduct in office, Political crimes

Clark, William A. 1991. "Soviet Official Corruption under Perestroika: A Balance
Sheet". Current Politics and Economics of Russia 2:3, pp. 205-216.

Keywords: Russia, Corruption, Economic Policy

Coalition 2000. 1998. "Corruption Monitoring System". Sofia, Bulgaria:
unpublished ms.  Access to authors: http://www.csd.bg

Keywords: Bulgaria, Anti-Corruption, Reform, Democracy

Coalition 2000. 1998. "Coalition 2000: Developing and Implementing an Anti-
Corruption Action Plan for Bulgaria". Sofia, Bulgaria: unpublished ms. Access to
authors: http://www.csd.bg

Keywords: Bulgaria, Anti-Corruption, Reform, Democracy

Coalition 2000. 1998. "Dynamics of Public Attitudes towards Corruption". Sofia,
Bulgaria: unpublished ms. Access to authors: http://www.csd.bg

Keywords: Bulgaria, Anti-Corruption, Reform, Democracy

Coalition 2000. 1998. "Dynamics of Public Tolerance of Corrupt Behavior: March 1997-
June 1998". Sofia, Bulgaria: unpublished ms. Access to authors: http://www.csd.bg

Keywords: Bulgaria, Anti-Corruption, Reform, Democracy, Public Opinion

Cohen, Ariel. 1995. Crime and Corruption in Eurasia: A Threat to Democracy and
International Security. Washington, D.C.: The Heritage Foundation.

Keywords: Crime, Russia, Political Corruption, Former Soviet Republics

Cohen, Stephen F.  2000. 
Failed Crusade: America and the Tragedy of Post-Communist Russia.
New York: Norton.
 

Copetas, A. Craig. 1993. Bear Hunting with the Politburo. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Soviet Union, Corruption

Coulson, Andrew (ed.). 1995. Local Government in Eastern Europe: Establishing
Democracy at the Grassroots. London: Edward Elgar.

Keywords: Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Government Policy, Democracy

Della Porta, Donatella, and Yves Meny (eds.). 1997. Democracy and Corruption
in Europe. London: Pinter.

Keywords: Corruption, Democracy, Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe

Dembinski, Pawel H. 1991. The Logic of the Planned Economy: The Seeds of
Collapse. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Keywords: Economic Policy, Corruption, Economic Transition

Diamond, Larry Jay, and Marc F. Plattner (eds.). 1995. Economic Reform and
Democracy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

    Contents: The challenges of consolidation / Stephan Haggard &
        Robert R. Kaufman -- The myth of the authoritarian advantage
        / Jose Maria Maravall -- Latin America : the second
        stage of reform / Moises Naim -- Linkages between
        politics and economics / Joan M. Nelson -- Challenging the
        conventional wisdom / Barbara Geddes -- The case for radical
        reform / Anders Aslund -- Understanding postcommunist
        transitions / Leszek Balcerowicz -- Beyond shock therapy /
        Padma Desai -- The puzzle of East Asian exceptionalism /
        Minxin Pei -- An alternative for Africa / Adebayo Adedeji --
        Africa : back to the future? / Thomas Callaghy -- Crisis and
        opportunity in Africa / Nicolas van de Walle -- Can the
        Middle East compete? / Henri Barkey -- Democratization and
        business interests / John D. Sullivan -- Workers and economic
        adjustment / William A. Douglas -- The politics of safety
        nets / Carol Graham -- The problems of simultaneous
        transitions / Leslie Elliott Armijo, Thomas J. Biersteker
        & Abraham J. Lowenthal.

Keywords: Democracy, Corruption, Economic Policy, Economic Stabilization

Dostal, P. 1998. "Democratization, Economic Liberalization, and Transformational
Slump: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Twenty-one Postcommunist
Countries". Environment and Planning 16:3.

Keywords: Democracy, Economic Transition, Economic Policy, Post-Communism

Douglass, Joseph D. 1999. "Western Banks and Russian Money-Laundering:
Bank Corruption Examined". International Currency Review 25: 2.

Keywords: Russia, Banking, Money-Laundering

Economics of Transition (research journal published by Blackwell, Oxford, England)

http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0967-0750

Keywords: Economic Transition, Economic Reform, Post-Communism

Erickson, John. 1993. "Fallen From Grace: The New Russian Military". World Policy
Journal 10 (Summer), pp. 19-24.

Keywords: Russia, Military, Corruption, Post-Communism

Ermarth, Fritz W. 1999. "Crime and Corruption in Russia: Why the CIA Has Been
in the Dark". Current   413 (June 1).

Keywords: Russia, Corruption, Political Reform, Economic Reform

Ermarth, Fritz W. 1999. "Seeing Russia Plain". The National Interest 55:5.

Keywords: Russia, Economic Reform, Corruption, US Intelligence

Keywords: Russia, Corruption

Fallon, Grahame; Jones, Alan; Golov, Roman.  1999. 
"Post-Communist Russia: Political and Economic Obstacles to Inbound Foreign Direct Investment and Their Implications for Economic Transition, Transformation and Development."
Kingston upon Thames: Faculty of Human Sciences,
Kingston University.

Russia, economic transitions, politics and government

Feofanov, Yuri. 1995. Arbitrary Justice: Courts And Politics in Post-Stalin Russia:
Report #4: Transition Years: Economic Crimes. Washington, D.C.: National
Council for Soviet and East European Research.

Keywords: Political crimes, Soviet Union, Political corruption, Construction industry,
    Courts -- Soviet Union.

Keywords: Organized Crime, corruption, Illegal Markets

Fischer, Stanley; Sahay, Ratna. 1999. 
"The Transition Economies after Ten Years."
Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic
Research, working paper no. 7664.

Access: 
http://www.nber.org/papers/W7664.pdf

Former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, economic policy, transitions

Fowkes, Ben.  1999.  
The Post-Communist Era: Change and Continuity in Eastern Europe.
Basingstoke: Macmillan; New York: St. Martin's. 
 

Frankland, E. G, and R. H. Cox. 1995. "The Legitimation Problems of New
Democracies: Postcommunist Dilemmas in Czechoslovakia and Hungary".
Environment and Planning 13:2.

Keywords: Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Democracy, Political Transition

Frenkel, Frangie. 1999. The Effects of the Liberalization Process
on Transitional States: The Case of Riga, Latvia. Department of International Studies, International Public Service Management. (Thesis (M.A./M.S.)--DePaul University)

Keywords: Economic Policy, Economic Transition, Latvia

Frenkel, William G. 1993. "Eastern European Purchasing Power" Journal of European
Business 4:6 (July-August), pp. 33-39.

Keywords: Business Opportunities, Foreign Investment, Economic Conversion, Finance, Business Law, Privatization, Corruption

Frydman, Roman. 1998. Capitalism with a Comrade's Face: Studies in the
Postcommunist Transition. Budapest: Central European University
Press.

Keywords:  Post-communism -- Economic Aspects, Corruption Privatization

Frydman, Roman, A. Rapaczynski, and J. Earle. 1993. The Privatization Process in
Russia, Ukraine, and the Baltics. Budapest: Central European University
Press.

Keywords: Privatization, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania

Frye, Timothy. 1998. "Corruption: The Polish and Russian Experiences".
Economic Perspectives 3:5 (November).

Also available: http://194.90.114.5/publish/journals/economic/november98/frye.htm

Keywords: Poland, Russia, Corruption

Frye, Timothy, and Andrei Shleifer. 1997. "The Invisible Hand and the Grabbing
Hand". American Economic Review (May).

Keywords: Government Policy

Gardner, Hall; Schaffer, Elinore; Kobtzeff, Oleg. 2000.
Central and Southeastern Europe in Transition:
Perspectives on Success and Failure Since 1989.
Westport: Praeger.

CONTENTS: In search of East-Central Europe: ten years after:
Jacques Rupnik - The Balkans: a distorted, Third World reflection of
Europe: Catherine Durandin - Rusty Ottoman keys to the Balkans of
today: Bernard Lory - The role of culture under the Communist and
post-Communist eras: Antonin Liehm - The transformation of the media
in post-Communist Central Europe: Marcin Frybes - The media in
transition in Southern Central Europe: Helen Darbishire - A balance
of economic reforms in Central and Eastern Europe: Nadčge Ragaru -
Ulysses and the Lotus Eaters: Michel Koutouzis -Environmental
security and civil society: Oleg Kobtzeff - The genesis of NATO
enlargement and of war "over" Kosovo: Hall Gardner.

Eastern Europe, political transitions, economic transitions

Gati, Charles. 1994. "Postcommunist Blues". The American Enterprise 5:4 (July).

    Keywords: democracy, transitions, international assistance

Gillespie, K., and G. Okruhlik. 1991. "The Political Dimensions of Corruption
Cleanups: A Framework for Analysis". Comparative Politics 24, pp. 77-95.

Keywords: Anti-Corruption, Reform

Glad, Betty; Shiraev, Eric. 1999. The Russian Transformation: Political, Sociological, and Psychological Aspects.
New York: St. Martin's Press,

CONTENTS: Reformer in office ; Profile of Mikhail Gorbachev: psychological and sociological underpinnings: Betty Glad and Eric Shiraev - Eduard Shevardnadze: leading the Soviet Union out of the Cold War: Melvin Goodman and Carolyn Ekedahl - Yeltsin and the new political [dis]order: Betty Glad - Nation building and the Russian Federation: Carol Barner-Barry - New nomenclature and increasing
income inequality: Eric Shiraev - Old corruption in the New Russia:
Brian Kuns - Psychological dimension of transition: a stage model:
Gordon B. Smith - Attitudinal changes during the transition: Eric
Shiraev - Generational adaptations to the transition: Eric Shiraev
and Betty Glad - Attitudes toward political parties: Olga Mitina and
Vladimir Petrenko - Gender roles and political transformations: Eric
Shiraev - Pop music as a mirror of the Russian transformation: Eric
Shiraev and Sergei Danilov - Post Soviet orientations toward the
United States and the West: Eric Shiraev - Russia's open-ended
transition: toward an integrated research model: Andrei Melville.

Russia, politics and government, reform

Gleason, Gregory G. 19??. "Corruption, Decolonization, and Development in Central
Asia". Corruption and Reform??

Keywords: Corruption, Development, Government Policy, Central Asia

Goldstein, Shirley J. 1992. "Privatization and Corruption" Survey of East European Law 3:10 (December), pp. 13-14.

Keywords: Russia, Privatization, Corruption, Commercial Crimes

Gole, Juliet S. 1999. "The Role of Civil Society in Containing Corruption at the Municipal Level."
Proceedings from the Regional Conference of Transparency International Representatives.
Local Government and Public Service Reform Initative Discussion Papers, No. 10.
Budapest: Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative.

Keywords: Corruption, Civil Society, Local Government, Reform

Grancelli, Bruno. 1992. "Organizational Innovation and Entrepreneurial Formation". In
Dallago, Bruno, G. Ajani, and B. Grancelli (eds.), Privatization and
Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Economies: Economy, Law, and Society
New York: St. Martin's Press, pp. 89-109.

Keywords: Entrepreneurs, Privatization, Corruption, Commercial Crimes.

Gray, Emma. 2000. "Glasnost Betrayed."
Media Studies Journal 14:2 (Spring), p. 94.

Keywords: Russia, reform, media

Greskovits, Bela. 1998. Rival Views of Postcommunist Market Society Ithaca, NY:
Cornell University Press.

Keywords: Post-communism -- Economic aspects, Politics and government -- 1989-

Grigoriev, Leonid. 19??. "Russian Privatization: Emerging Patterns". Institute of World
Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences.

Keywords: Russia, Privatization, Corruption, Economic Policy, Economic Transition

Grodeland, Ase B., Tatyana Y. Koschechkina and William L. Miller. 1998. "Foolish
to Give and Yet More Foolish Not to Take: In-Depth Interviews with
Postcommunist Citizens on their Everyday Use of Bribes and Contacts".
Europe-Asia Studies 50:4, pp. 649-675.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Public Opinion, Corruption

Grodeland, A.; T. Koshechkina, and W. L. Miller. 1997. "Alternative Strategies For
Coping with Officials in Different Postcommunist Regimes: The Worm's Eye
View" Public Administration and Development 17: 5.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Public Opinion, Corruption

Grossman, G. 1990. "Sub-Rosa Privatization and Marketization in the USSR". In J. S.
Prybyla (ed.), Privatizing and Marketizing Socialism. London: Sage.

Keywords: Russia, USSR, Economic Conversion, Privatization, Economic Policy

Hagen, John, and Detelina Radoeva. 1998. "Both Too Much and Too Little: From Elite to
Street Crime in the Transformation of the Czech Republic." Crime, Law, and
Social Change 28:3-4, pp. 195-211.

Keywords: Czech Republic, Post-Communism, Crime, Corruption

Handelman, Stephen. 1999. "Stealing the Dream: 'Bandit Capitalism' in the Post-
Communist States". In Adrian Karatnycky (ed.), Nations in Transit. New York:
Freedom House.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Central Europe, Russia, Organized Crime, Mafiya, Corruption

http://freedomhouse.org/nit98/

Handelman, Stephen. 1995. Comrade Criminal: Russia's New Mafiya New Haven:
Yale University Press.

Keywords: Organized Crime, Mafiya, Russia, Corruption, Politics and Government

Hanson, S. E. 1998. "Development, Dependency, and Devolution: The Anomalous
Political Economy of Communist and Postcommunist Societies" Environment
and Planning 16:2.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Development, Economic Policy, Politics

Harper, Timothy. 1999. Moscow Madness: Crime, Corruption, and One Man's Pursuit
of Profit in the New Russia New York: McGraw-Hill.

Keywords: Russia, Business Ethics, Beer Industry

Hellman, Joel S. 1998. "Winners Take All: The Politics of Partial Reform in
Postcommunist Transitions" World Politics 50:2.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Reform, Government Policy, Economic Policy

Henderson, Keith. 1998. "Corruption: What Can Be Done about It? A Practitioner's
Perspective through a Russian Lens". Demokratizatsiya 6:4 (Fall).

Keywords: Russia, Corruption, Reform

Hewett, E. A. 1989. "Economic Reform in the USSR, Eastern Europe, and China:
The Politics of Economics". American Economic Review 79:2 (May).

Keywords: USSR, Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Reform, Economic Policy

Higley, John; J. Kullberg, and J. Pakulski. 1996. "The Persistence of Postcommunist
Elites" Journal of Democracy 7:2.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Politics, Political Reform

Hollifield, James F.; Jillson, Calvin C.  2000.
Pathways to Democracy: the Political Economy of Democratic Transitions.
New York: Routledge.

CONTENTS: Democracy and its enemies: Lucian W. Pye - On
markets and democracy: William Glade - Transitions to what? The
social foundations of the democratic citizenship: Stephen Macedo -
Transition pathways: institutional legacies, the military, and
democracy in South America: Felip Agüero - The transformation of
labor-based one-partyism at the end of the twentieth century: the case
of Mexico: Ruth Berins Collier - External actors in the transitions
to democracy in Latin America: Arturo Valenzuela - Democracy and
civil society in Korea: Bruce Cumings - From confrontation to
conciliation: the Philippine path toward democratic consolidation:
Gretchen Casper - Modernization, democracy, and the developmental
state in Asia: a virtuous cycle or unraveling strands?: Cal Clark -
Democratic inauguration and transition in East Asia: Steve Chan -
Regime transition and democratic consolidation: federalism and party
development in Russia: Thomas F. Remington - The longest transition:
Joseph S. Berliner - International influences on democratization in
post-communist Europe: J.C. Sharman and Roger E. Kanet -
Understanding ambiguity during democratization in Africa: Jeffrey
Herbst - A virtuous circle? Democratization and economic reform in
Africa: Peter M. Lewis - Democratization, international relations,
and U.S. foreign policy: Ben Hunt.

Democratization, political transitions

Holmes, Leslie. 1997. "Corruption and the Crisis of the Post-Communist State".
Crime, Law, and Social Change 27:3-4, pp. 275-297.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Corruption, Development, Reform

Holmes, Leslie. 1993. The End of Communist Power: Anti-Corruption Campaigns
and the Legitimation Crisis. Cambridge: Polity Press.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Corruption, Reform, Anti-Corruption, Politics

Howard, Marc Morjé. 2000. Free Not to Participate:
The Weakness of Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe.
Glasgow: Centre for the Study of Public Policy,
University of Strathclyde.

Eastern Europe, civil society, social networks

Howard, Marc Morjé. 1999.

"Demobilized Societies: Understanding the Weakness of Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe."
Ph. D. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, Fall 1999.

Post-communism, civil society, social conditions

Human Rights Watch, 1996. "Albania: Democracy Derailed: Violations in the May 26,
1996 Albanian Elections" 11p.

Keywords:  Elections, Albania, Corruption, Human Rights.

Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences. 1997. Changing Rules :
Polish Political and Economic Transformation in Comparative Perspectives
Warsaw: Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences.

Keywords: Post-communism, Poland, Eastern Europe, Economic Conditions, Politics and
    Government

Ishiyama, John T.  2000.  
Communist Successor Parties In Post-Communist Politics.
New York: Nova Science; Lancaster: Gazelle.
 

Jennings, Andrew. 1993. "From Marx to the Mafia" New Statesman and Society 6:252
(May 14), pp. 18-20.

Keywords: Chechnya, Corruption, Organized Crime, Mafiya

Johnson, Simon, Daniel Kaufmann and Pablo Zoido-Lobaton. 1998. "Corruption and
the Unofficial Economy". AEA Proceedings, 1998? American Economic
Review, forthcoming.

Keywords: Corruption, Informal Economy, Economic Policy, Economic Transition

Keywords: Illegal Markets, Eastern Europe, Corruption, Bribery

Kaminski, Antoni Z. 1989. "Coercion, Corruption and Reform: State and Society in the
Soviet-Type Socialist Regime". Journal of Theoretical Politics 1:1, pp. 77-102.

Keywords: USSR, Russia, Politics, Democracy, Reform, Corruption

Kampfner, John. 1994. Inside Yeltsin's Russia: Corruption, Conflict, Capitalism
London: Cassell.

Keywords: Russia, Yeltsin, Corruption, Economic Policy, Business

Kapitza, Sergei P. 1993. "Lessons of Chernobyl". Foreign Affairs 72:3 (Summer),
pp. 7-11.

Keywords: Russia, Chernobyl, Nuclear Eneregy, Corruption, Patronage

Kapstein, Ethan B. ; Milanovic, Branko. 2000. "Dividing the Spoils:
Pensions, Privatization and Reform in Russia's Transition"
Washington, DC: World Bank, Development Research
Group, Poverty and Human Resources.

Access: 
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/research/workpapers.nsf/(allworkingpapers)

Russia, privatization, taxation, tax evasion, corruption

Karatnycky, Adrian. 1999. "Nations in Transit: From Change to Permanence". In A.
Karatnycky (ed.), Nations in Transit. New York: Freedom House.

http://freedomhouse.org/nit98/

Keywords: Post-Communism, Democracy, Political Transition, Reform, Corruption

Kaufmann, Daniel. 1999. Governance Matters. Washington, DC: World Bank,
Development Research Group, Macroeconomics and Growth,
and World Bank Institute, Governance, Regulation, and Finance.

http://www.worldbank.org/html/dec/Publications/Workpapers/wps2000series/wps2196/wps2196-abstract.html

Keywords: Governance, Economic Policy

Kaufmann, Daniel. 1998. "Revisiting Anti-Corruption Strategies: Tilt Towards
Incentive-Driven Approaches?"
Ch. 4 (pp. 63-82) in United Nations Development Program and Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development, Corruption and Integrity
Improvement Initiatives in Developing Countries. New York: United Nations
Development Program.

Keywords: Anti-Corruption, Reform, Economic Policy, Development

Kaufmann, Daniel, and Paul Siegelbaum. 1997. "Privatization and Corruption in
Transition Economies". Journal of International Affairs 50:2 (Winter),
pp. 419-458.

Keywords: Anti-Corruption, Reform, Economic Policy, Development, Privatization

Kaufmann, Daniel, and Aleksander Kaliberda. 1996. "Integrating the Unofficial
Economy into the Dynamics of Post-Socialist Economies: A Framework of
Analysis and Evidence". In B. Kaminski (ed.), Economic Transition in Russia
and the New States of Eurasia. Armonk, NY : M. E. Sharpe.

Keywords: Economic Policy, Reform, Informal Economy, Post-Communism

Kaufmann, Daniel. 1994. "Market Liberalization by Stealth: Curse or Blessing in
Disguise?" In Constantine Michalopoulos and David G. Tarr (eds.), Trade in
the New Independent States. Washington: The World Bank and United Nations
Development Program.

Keywords: Corruption, Economic Policy, Privatization, Informal Economy

(Access -- Acrobat reader required: http://www.nber.org/papers/w7093 )

Keywords: Bribery, Corruption

Kavass, Igor. 1992. "The Nature and Problems of Privatization" SEELL: Survey
of East European Law 3:8 (November).

Keywords: Privatization, Economic Reform, Economic Transition, Corruption,
    Eastern Europe

Kisunko, G. 1996. "Economic Crime in Russia". Transition: A World Bank Newsletter 7
(July-August), pp. 13-16.

Keywords: Russia, Economic Crime, Corruption

Kitschelt, Herbert.  1999.  
Post-Communist Party Systems: Competition, Representation, and Inter-Party Cooperation.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Eastern Europe, parties, politics and government

Klaus, Vaclav. 1993. "Interplay of Political and Economic Reform Measures". Vital
Speeches Of The Day LX:5 (December 15).

Keywords: Reform, Economic Policy, Political Transition, Economic Transition

Klaus, Vaclav. 1993. Interplay of Political and Economic Reform Measures In The
Transformation Of Postcommunist Countries Washington, D.C.: The Heritage
Foundation.

Keywords: Post-communism, Politics and Government, Economic Policy

Kliamkin, I. M.; Shevtsova, Liliia Fedorovna. 1999. This Omnipotent and Impotent Government: The Evolution of the Political System in Post-Communist Russia.
Moscow: Gendalf.

 
Russia, politics and government

Kolarska-Bobinska, Lena, and Andrzej Rychard. 1990. "Economy and Polity: Dynamics
of Change". Social Research 57:2 (Summer).

Keywords: Economic Policy, Political Transition, Economic Transition

Kolko, Gabriel. 1997. "Privatizing Communism: Politics and Market Economics
in Russia and China". World Policy Journal 14:1 (Spring), pp. 23-34.

Keywords: Privatization, Post-Communism, Economic Policy, Russia, China

Kolodko, Grzegorz W.  2000. Post-Communist Tradition:
The Thorny Road.
Rochester: University of Rochester Press. 

Kornai, Janos, and F. W. Foldvary. 1996. "Highway and Byways: Studies on Reform and
Postcommunist Transition" Public Choice 88:1-2.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Reform, Economic Transition, Political Transition

Kornai, Janos. 1990. "Socialist Transformation and Privatization: Shifting from a
Socialist System". East European Politics and Societies 4:2 (Spring).

Keywords: Post-Communism, Privatization, Economic Policy, Reform

Kostecki, Wojciech; Zukrowska, Katarzyna; Góralczyk, Bogdan.  2000.
Transformations of Post-Communist States.
New York: St. Martin's.
 

Eastern Europe, political transitions, economic transitions

Kramer, John M. 1998. "Political Corruption in Post-Communist Russia: The Corrosion
of Public Trust". Paper presented to International Sociological Association.

Keywords: Corruption, Russia, Political Culture, Public Opinion, Democratization, Marketization

Author contact: jkramer@mwcgw.mwc.edu

Kramer, John M. 1998. "The Politics of Corruption". Current History 97:621.

Keywords: Corruption, Russia, Reform, Economic Policy, Democracy, Politics

Author contact: jkramer@mwcgw.mwc.edu

Kramer, John M. 1995. "Political Corruption in Postcommunist Russia". Eurasian
Reports (Winter), pp. 13-26.

Keywords: Russia, Post-Communism, Corruption

Author contact: jkramer@mwcgw.mwc.edu

Kregar, Josip. 1994. "Two Faces of Corruption: Fascinating Promises and Somber
Realities". Unpublished ms.: University of Zagreb, Croatia.

Keywords: Croatia, Corruption, Post-Communism, Reform

Krug, Barbara. 1991. "Blood, Sweat, or Cheating: Politics and the Transformation of
Socialist Economies in China, the USSR, and Eastern Europe". Studies in
Comparative Communism XXIV:2 (June), pp. 137-150.

Keywords: USSR, Russia, China, Eastern Europe, Corruption, Economic Transition

Krukov, Valery A., and Arild Moe. 1996. The New Russian Corporatism? A Case
Study of Gazprom. London: Royal Institute for International Affairs.

Keywords: Russia, Corporatism, Economic Policy, Economic Transition

Kudrycka, Barbara. 1998. "Ethical Codes of Polish Public Officials." Local Government
and Public Service Reform Initative Discussion Papers, No. 8.
Budapest: Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative.

Keywords: Poland, Ethics, Reform

Kurer, O. 1993. "Clientelism, Corruption, and the Allocation of Resources". Public
Choice 77, pp. 259-273.

Keywords: Corruption, Clientelism, Economic Policy, Economic Transition

Kuzio, Taras, et. al. 1999. State and Institution Building in Ukraine. New York:
St. Martin's Press.

Keywords: Political Transition, Economic Transition, Ukraine

Lazareva, Natalia. 1999.  
Elections and Professional Campaigning in Russia: The Race in Polar Night.
Gainesville: Blue Unicorn Editions; Washington: AUR.

CONTENTS: Part I. Elections and professional campaigning in
Russia. Russian traditions: a historical overview - The
post-Communist electoral experience - The 1996 presidential elections
- Some important traits of the Russian electorate - Political
consulting in Russia - Part II. The Race in polar night. Strategy of
victory in the country of storytellers: Lubov Shtyleva - The media
and election campaign: Oleg Shamin - Registering process and
financial management of election campaign: Vera Vaseva - We shall
win!: Ivan Studentsov - The race in polar night: Nina Antonian. 

Ledeneva, Alena V. 1999??. An Economy of Favours: Informal Exchanges and
Networking in Russia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming?

Keywords: Unofficial Economy, Russia, Clientelism, Economic Transition

Leitzel, James. 1996. Crime and the Political Economy of Russian
Reform.    Washington, D.C.: National Council for Soviet and East
European Research.

Keywords: Political corruption, Russia, Organized Crime, Mafiya

Leitzel, James. 1996. Corruption and Organized Crime in the
Russian Transition Washington, D.C.: National Council for Soviet and
East European Research

Keywords: Political corruption, Russia, Organized crime, Mafiya

Lemel, Harold Walter. 2000.
Rural Property and Economy in Post-Communist Albania.
New York: Berghahn Books. 

Levin, M., and G. Satarov. 2000. "Corruption and Institutions in Russia."
European Journal of Political Economy 16: 1, p. 113.

Keywords: Russia, reform, government

Lewis, Paul G.  2000.
Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe.
London: Routledge.

Eastern Europe, parties

Light, Duncan; Phinnemore, David. 2000. 
Post-Communist Romania.
New York: St. Martin's.

Romania, politics and government, economic transitions  

Lipsmeyer, Christine Susan. 1999. Ph. D. Dissertation, Vanderbilt University.
"The Redistributive Dilemma: The Influence of Political Parties and Clientele Groups on Social Welfare Policy in Post-Communist Countries."
 

Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union, social policy, politics and government

Los, Maria. 1992. "From Underground to Legitimacy: The Normative Dilemmas of Post-
Communist Marketization". In Dallago, Bruno, G. Ajani, and B. Grancelli (eds.),
Privatization and Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Economies: Economy, Law, and Society. (New York: St. Martin's Press), pp. 111-142.

Keywords: Black Market, Commercial Crimes, Corruption, Nomenklatura

Los, Maria. 1989. The Second Economy in Marxist States. New York: St. Martin's Press.

Keywords: Unofficial Economy, Corruption, Economic Policy

Lovell, Stephen et. al. 2000. Bribery and Blat in Russia:
Negotiating Reciprocity from the Early Modern Period
to the 1990s. Basingstoke: Macmillan.

Keywords: Russia, Corruption, History

McAllister, Ian, and Stephen White. 1995. "The Legacy of the Nomenklatura: Economic
Privilege in Postcommunist Russia" Co-Existence 32:3.

Keywords: Russia, Post-Communism, Economic Policy, Economic Transition, Corruption

Maidanik, Kiva. 1998. "Corruption, Criminalization, Kleptocracy".
Russian Politics and Law 36: 1.

Keywords: Russia, Corruption

Malia, Martin. 1995. "The Nomenklatura Capitalists: Who's Running Russia Now?"
The New Republic 212:21, pp. 17-22.

Keywords: Russia, Post-Communism, Economic Policy, Corruption

Martin, A. Timothy. 1998. "Corruption and Improper Payments: Global Trends
and Applicable Laws". Alberta Law Review 36: 2.

Keywords: Corruption, Business, Law

Mason, David S. 1995. "Attitudes toward the Market and Political Participation in the
Postcommunist States" Slavic Review 54:2.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Public Opinion, Political Transition, Economic Transition

Matesova, Jana. 1995. "Does Mass Privatization Spur Restructuring?" Unpublished ms.:
Czech Management Center, Celakovice, Czech Republic.

Keywords: Privatization, Czech Republic, Economic Policy, Economic Transition

Mathers, Jennifer G. 1995. "Corruption in the Russian Armed Forces" The World Today
51:8-9 (August-September), pp. 167-170.

Keywords: Russia, Armed Forces, Corruption

Matlock, Jack F. 1995. "Russia: The Power of the Mob" New York Review of Books
42:12 (July 13), pp. 12-15.

Keywords: Russia, Organized Crime, Mafiya

Mendelson, Sarah Elizabeth; Glenn, John K.  2000.
"Democracy Assistance and NGO Strategies in Post-Communist Societies."
Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Eastern Europe, political transitions, politics and government

Michalak, Katja. 2000. "The Political Beliefs and Values in Six
Post-Communist East European Countries and the Possible Impact of the
Previous Regimes." 
M.A. Thesis, Ohio State University, 2000.

Eastern Europe, social values, civil society

Miklos, Ivan. 1995. "Corruption Risks in the Privatization Process." Bratislava:
MESA 10, Center for Economic and Social Analysis.

Keywords: Slovak Republic, Privatization, Corruption, Economic Policy

Milgrom, Paul R., Douglass C. North, and Barry R. Weingast. 1990. "The Role of
Institutions in the Revival of Trade: The Law Merchant, Private Judges, and the
Champagne Fairs." Economia and Politics 2:1 (March), pp. 1-23.

Keywords: Economic Policy, Economic Institutions

Miller, William L., Grřdeland, Ĺse B., and Koshechkina, Tatyana Y. 2001.
A Culture of Corruption? Coping with Government in Post-Communist Europe.
New York: Central European University Press.

Political corruption, Eastern Europe, social values, privatization

Miller, William L., Ase B Grodeland and Tatyana Y. Koshechkina. 1998. "Are the
People Victims or Accomplices? The Use of Presents and Bribes to Influence
Officials in Eastern Europe". Local Government and Public Service Reform Initative
Discussion Papers, No. 6. Budapest: Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative.
Also appears in Crime, Law, and Social Change 29:4, pp. 273-310.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Public Opinion, Corruption

Miller, William Lockley. 1998. Values and Political Change in Postcommunist Europe
New York: St. Martin's Press.

Keywords: Political culture, Public opinion, Post-communism, Politics and government

Miller, William L.; S. White, P. Heywood, and D. Ter-Sakarian. 1998. "Values and
Political Change in Postcommunist Europe" Slavonic and East European Review
76:4.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Public Opinion, Corruption, Political Culture

Miller, William L.; T. Koshechkina, and A. Grodeland. 1997 "How Citizens Cope with
Postcommunist Officials: Evidence from Focus Group Discussions in Ukraine
and the Czech Republic" Political Studies 45:3; also appears in Heywood, Paul (ed.). 1997. Political Corruption. (Oxford: Blackwell), pp. 181-209.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Public Opinion, Corruption

Mills, Allen; Abizadeh, Sohrab. 2000.
The Return of Mitteleurope: Socio-Economic Transition in 
Post-Communist Central Europe.
New York: Nova Science; Lancaster: Gazelle.
 

Central Europe, economic conditions, politics and government

Mishler, William; Rose, Richard. 2000. Learning and Re-Learning 
Regime Support: The Dynamics of Post-Communist Regimes.
Glasgow: Centre for the Study of Public Policy,
University of Strathclyde. 

Müller, Birgit.  1999. 
Power and Institutional Change in Post-Communist Eastern Europe.
Canterbury: Centre for Social Anthropology and
Computing, University of Kent.
 

Eastern Europe, politics and government

Nagle, John D. 1999. Democracy and Democratization:
Post-Communist Europe in Comparative Perspective.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Democratization, political transitions, Eastern Europe

Nagle, John D.; Mahr, Alison.  1999.
Democracy and Democratization: Post-Communist Europe 
in Comparative Perspective.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Eastern Europe, political transitions, politics and government

Nesterenko, A. 1994. "The State and the Market in a Postcommunist Economy"
Problems of Economic Transition 37:3.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Economic Policy, Economic Transition

Nilsson, Hans G. 1994. "Substantive Criminal Law, Corruption, and Money
Laundering". Conference on Political Processes, Institutions, and Corruption
in States in Transition in East-Central Europe, Budapest, Hungary (28-29
January).

Keywords: Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Economic Crime, Corruption

Nomokonov, V. A., and V. I. Shulga. 1998. "Murder for Hire as a Manifestation of
Organized Crime". Demokratizatsiya 6:4 (Fall).

Keywords: Organized Crime, Mafiya, Violence

Nřrgaard, Ole.  2000. 
Economic Institutions and Democratic Reform:
A Comparative Analysis of Post-Communist Countries.
Cheltenham; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.
 

Nove, Alec. 1989. "Socialism, Capitalism, and the Soviet Experience" Social Philosophy
and Policy 6:2 (Spring), pp. 235-251.

Keywords: USSR, Russia, Economic Policy

O'Donnell, Guillermo. 1993. "On the State, Democratization and Some Conceptual
Problems: A Latin American View with Glances at Some Postcommunist
Countries" World Development 21:8 (August).

Keywords: Post-Communism, Democracy, Political Transition, Latin America

Orlowski, Lucjan T. 2001. Transition and Growth in Post-Communist Countries: The Ten Year Experience. 
Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.

O' Rourke, P. J. 2000. "The Godfather Decade." 
Foreign Policy 121, p. 74.

Keywords: Russia, post-communism, Eastern Europe

Pistor, Katharine. 1993. "Privatization and Corporate Governance in Russia -- An
Empirical Study". Workshop on Russian Economic Reform, Center for
International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University (22-23 November).

Keywords: Russia, Privatization, Economic Policy, Economic Transition

Pohorila, Nataliya.  2000.  Social Problems in Post-Communist Ukraine.
Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe. 
 

Priban, Jiri; Young, James R.  1999.  
The Rule of Law in Central Europe: The Reconstruction of Legality, Constitutionalism and Civil Society in the Post-Communist Countries.
Aldershot: Ashgate.

Pridham, Geoffrey; Gallagher, Tom.  2000.  
Experimenting with Democracy: Regime Change in the Balkans.
New York: Routledge.

CONTENTS: Democratization in the Balkan Countries: from
theory to practice: Geoffrey Pridham - Democratization in
South-Eastern Europe: theoretical considerations and evolving trends:
P. Nikiforos Diamandouros and F. Stephen Larrabee - Political culture
and democratization in the Balkans: Stefano Bianchini - Nationalism
and democracy in South-East Europe: Tom Gallagher - The media and the
search for democracy in the Balkans: Tom Gallagher - Economic
transformation and democratization in the Balkans: Will Bartlett -
Influencing regime change in the Balkans: the role of external forces
in the transition: Valentin Stan - Light at the end of the tunnel:
Romania, 1989-1998: Aurelian Craiutu - Bulgaria: transition comes
full circle, 1989-1997: Kyril Drezov - Democratic despotism: Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia and Croatia: Ivan Vejvoda - Albania: the
democratic deficit in the post-Communist period: James Pettifer -
Macedonia: an unlikely road to democracy: Bogdan Szajkowski.
 

Balkans, democratization, political transitions

Protzman, Kevin Joseph. 1989. "Elites, Corruption, and the Shadow Economy in the
Soviet Union: The Crisis in Uzbekistan, 1983-1989". Thesis (M.A.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Keywords: Uzbekistan, Elites, Politics and Government, Corruption.

Reed, Quintin. 1994. "Transition, Dysfunctionality and Change in the Czech and Slovak
Republics". Crime, Law, and Social Change 22:4.

Keywords: Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Political Transition, Economic Transition

Rie, Jaeryong. 1999.  "Post-Communist Polish Economic Reform:
A Class Analysis."
Ph. D. Thesis, University of Texas at Austin, 1999.

Access:
http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main

Poland, economic transitions, reform

Ries, Nancy. 1997. "Business, Taxes, and Corruption in Russia". Washington, D.C.:
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research.

Keywords: Russia, Corporations, Corrupt practices, Taxation, Tax Evasion

Keywords: Corruption, Democratization, Governance

Rosefielde, Steven, and R. W. Pfouts. 1995. "Neoclassical Norms and the Valuation of
National Product in the Soviet Union and Its Postcommunist Successor States"
Journal of Comparative Economics 21:3.

Keywords: USSR, Russia, Post-Communism, Economic Policy, Economic Transition

Ross, George. 1999.
Adrift on a Stone Raft: The Present Situation in Romania.
London: Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies.
 

Romania, politics and government, economic conditions

Ross, Jeffrey Ian. 2000. Controlling State Crime. (2nd ed.)
New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.

Keywords: Russia, Corruption, Organized Crime

Rupnik, Jacques. 1999. "Eastern Europe a Decade Later - II - The Postcommunist
Divide" Journal of Democracy 10:1.

Keywords: Post-Communism, Democracy, Political Transition, Economic Transition

Russian Review (research journal published by Blackwell, Oxford, England)

http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0036-0341

Keywords: Russia, Politics, Economics

Savchenko, Andrew. 2000. 
Rationality, Nationalism, and Post-Communist Market Transformation:
A Comparative Analysis of Belarus, Poland, and the Baltic States:
Aldershot; Brookfield, Vt.: Ashgate.

Belarus, Poland, Baltics, economic conditions

Schwartz, Herman. 2000. 
The Struggle for Constitutional Justice in Post-Communist Europe.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
 

Eastern Europe, courts

Schwartz, Herman. 1999. "Surprising Success: The New Eastern European Constitutional
Courts". Ch. 12 in Andreas Schedler, Larry Diamond, and Marc F. Plattner (eds.),
The Self-Restraining State: Power and Accountability in New Democracies. Boulder, CO:
Lynne Rienner, 1999.

Keywords: Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Judiciary, Courts, Rule of Law, Constitutionalism

Seminar on Anti-Corruption Strategies for Central and Eastern European Countries
(Budapest). 1997. Combating corruption in Central and Eastern Europe.
Rome: UNICRI.

Keywords: Corruption, Eastern Europe, Politics and Government

Sergeyev, Victor M. 1997. The Wild East: Crime and Lawlessness in
Post-Communist Russia. New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

Keywords: Russia, Soviet Union, Elites, Economic Transition, Political Transition

Shalin, Dmitri N., and T. Cushman. 1997. "Russian Culture at the Crossroads: Paradoxes
of Postcommunist Consciousness" Europe-Asia Studies 49:6.

Keywords: Russia, Post-Communism, Political Culture, Public Opinion

Shelley, Louise I. 1998. "Organized Crime and Corruption in Ukraine: Impediments
to the Development of a Free Market Economy". Demokratizatsiya 6:4 (Fall).

Keywords: Ukraine, Organized Crime, Mafiya, Corruption, Economic Transition, Economic Policy

Shelley, Louise I. 1995. Privatization and Crime: The Post-Soviet Experience
Washington, D.C.: National Council for Soviet and East European Research.

Keywords: Russia, Privatization, Organized Crime, Corruption

Shlapentokh, Vladimir; Vanderpool, Christopher K.; Doktorov,
Boris Zusmanovich. 1999. 
The New Elite in Post-Communist Eastern Europe. 
College Station: Texas A&M University Press.

CONTENTS: Pt. 1. Post-Communist elites: an overview. From
Nomenklatura to new elite: Olga Krishtanovskaia and Stephen White -
The emergence of a new elite: harbinger of the future or vestige of
the past?: Boris Grushin - The elite and the masses in public opinion
/ Yurii Levada - Crime and the formation of a new elite: Victor
Luneev - Elite corruption in modern China: explanations and a
comparison with contemporary Russia: Tony Carnes - pt. 2. Elites in
post-Soviet republics. Typology of the modern Byelorussian elite:
Vladimir Snapkovskii - The emergence of the Lithuanian political elite
/ Vladas Gaidys - The ruling elite of Kazakhstan in the transition
period: Rustem Kadyrzhanov - The new elite in post-Communist
Uzbekistan: William Kandinov - The Ukrainian political elite: its
features and evolution: Nikolai Churilov - The political elite of the
Republic of Moldova: Vladimir Solonar - pt. 3. The regional elite in
Russia. Elite transformation in the Saratov region: Petra Stykow -
The ruling elite of Tatarstan: contemporary challenges and problems of
adjustment: Midkhat Farukshin - Social structure and political tenets
of the new branch of the Russian regional elite: Mikhail Loiberg -
The dominant elites of Siberia: the Altay region: Vladimir Shubkin -
pt. 4. Types of the elite. The orientations of some elite groups in
times of reform: Elena Avraamova - Formation of the business elite in
Russia: Ivan Kukolev - The new agricultural elite in post-Communist
Russia: the Saratov district - The academic elite in the
post-Totalitarian period: Alexander Boronin - Political power and
science: Vladimir Zakharov - Women in the new Russian elite: Tatiana
Marchenko - The future belongs to me: Russian students and their
religious views: Samuel Kliger - Epilogue. Post-Communist elites:
who will guard the guardians?

Former Soviet Union, institutions, elites, Politics and government

Shlapentokh, Vladimir. 1989. Public and Private Life of the Soviet People: Changing
Values in Post-Stalin Russia. New York: Oxford University Press.

Keywords: USSR, Russia, Political Culture, Public Opinion

Shub, Anatole. 1999. "Russians Value Civil Liberties, But Know They Are Long Way
from Democracy, Rule of Law". Washington, D.C.: Office of Research and
Media Reaction, U.S. Information Agency.

Keywords: Governance, Civil Liberties, Political Transition

Slay, Ben. 1991. "Financial Scandals and the Evolution of the Banking System" Report
on Eastern Europe 2:39 (September 27), pp. 21-27.

Keywords: Poland, Economic Conversion, Banks and Banking, Finance, Corruption

Shleifer, Andrei, and Robert Vishny. 1999. The Grabbing Hand: Government
Pathologies and their Cures. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.

Keywords: Economic Policy, Government, Corruption

Shleifer, Andrei. 1996. "Government in Transition". Harvard Institute for Economic
Research, Discussion Paper No. 1783. (October).

Keywords: Government, Political Transition, Economic Transition

Keywords: Russia, Rule of Law, Political Reform, Corruption

Sokolov, Veniamin. 1998. "Privatization, Corruption, and Reform in Present Day
Russia". Demokratizatsiya 6:4 (Fall).

Keywords: Russia, Privatization, Corruption, Reform, Economic Policy, Post-Communism

Solomon, Peter H. Jr. 1992. "Soviet Politicians and Criminal Prosecutions: The Logic of
Party Intervention". In James R. Millar (ed.), Cracks in the Monolith: Party
Power in the Brezhnev Era. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe.

Keywords: USSR, Russia, Official Crime, Corruption, Political Transition

Sperling, Valerie. 2000. Building the Russian state: Institutional Crisis and the Quest for Democratic Governance. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press.

CONTENTS: Introduction: the domestic and international
obstacles to State-building in Russia: Valerie Sperling. - The "use
and abuse" of Russia's energy resources: implications for
state-society relations: Pauline Jones Luong. - Do the people rule?
the use of referenda in Russia: Mark Clarence Walker. - The divided
Russian elite: how Russia's transition produced a counter-elite:
Virginia Coulloudon. - Is the Russian State coping with organized
crime and corruption?: Louise Shelley. - State dysfunctionality,
institutional decay, and the Russian military: Eva Busza. - Is the
center too weak or too strong in the Russian Federation?: Steven L.
Solnick. - Liberal transformation: labor and the Russian State:
Stephen Crowley. - The executive deception: superpresidentialism and
the degradation of Russian politics: M. Steven Fish. - Russian courts: enforcing the rule of law? Pamela Jordan. - Stability from without?
International donors and "good governance" strategies in Russia:
Corbin B. Lyday.

Russia, institutions, elites

Staniszkis, Jadwiga. 1991. "Political Capitalism in Poland". East European Politics and
Societies 5:1 (Winter).

Keywords: Poland, Economic Transition, Economic Policy, Political Transition, Privatization

Stark, David. 1996. "Recombinant Property in East European Capitalism".
American Journal of Sociology 101:4 (January), pp. 993-1027.

Keywords: Hungary, Economic Transition, Property, Rule of Law

Stark, David. 1990. "Privatization in Hungary: From Plan to Market or from Plan to
Clan?" East European Politics and Societies 4:3 (Fall), pp. 351-392.

Keywords: Hungary, Privatization, Corruption, Economic Transition, Economic Policy

Stephan, Paul B. 1999. "Rationality and Corruption in the
Post-Socialist World." Charlottesville, Va.: University of Virginia
School of Law. Also appears in Connecticut Journal of International Law. 14: 2.

ACCESS: http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract%5Fid=169212

Keywords: Post-Communism, Economic Reform, Political Reform, Corruption

Sterling, Claire. 1993. "The Press: Source-Greasing" The New Republic 209: 20
(November 15).

Keywords: Russia, Media, Corruption

Sun, Yan. 1999. "Reform, State, and Corruption: Is Corruption Less
Destructive in China Than in Russia?"
Comparative Politics 32: 1, p. 1.

Keywords: Russia, China, reform

Szabó, Máté. 2000. Some Lessons of Collective Protests in Central
European Post-Communist Countries: Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and East Germany between 1989-1993.
Frankfurt: Frankfurter Institut für Transformationsstudien, Europa-Universität Viadrina.

Protest movements , Eastern Europe, politics and government

Szymanderski, Jacek. 1995. "Moral Order and Corruption in Transition to the Market:
Popular Beliefs and their Underpinnings". Communist Economies and Economic
Transformation 7:2, pp. 249-257.

Keywords: Corruption, Economic Transition, Public Opinion, Political Culture

Tarkowski, Jacek. 1989. "Old and New Patterns of Corruption in Poland and the USSR".
Telos 80, pp. 51-62.

Keywords: Poland, USSR, Russia, Corruption, Economic Transition, Political Transition

Taylor, Rupert J. 1994. "The Wild East"  Canada and the World 60:1. (Part of issue on
Eastern Europe).

Keywords: Russia, Corruption, Organized Crime, Mafiya

Teratani, Hiromi. 1998. "Corruption and the Mafia in Japan and Russia" Paper presented
to International Sociological Association (ISA)

Keywords:  Organized Crime, Corruption, Ru