Russia's Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy

A penetrating look into the extreme plutocracy Vladimir Putin has created and its implications for Russia’s future “Full of insight and informed judgment, former diplomat Anders Åslund takes aim at the ‘authoritarian kleptocracy’ and the inner circles of power.”—John Lloyd, Financial Times This insightful study explores how the economic system Vladimir Putin has developed in Russia works to consolidate control over the country. By appointing his close associates as heads of state enterprise...