Jeffries The New Russia

A Handbook of Economic and Political Developments
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-136-87058-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 656 Seiten

The rapid changes in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union are often bewildering, with many frequent, highly significant changes in the different sectors of the economy and the political system. There have been frequent changes of personnel in government and economic management and many changes have been reversed - and sometimes forgotten, or at other times reinstated. What happened when? Who was responsible for what? Did such a change in one sector precede or follow a particular change elsewhere? These are points not easily remembered. This book provides full details of the many changes, and enables sense to be made of what would otherwise be a confusing situation. Developments are arranged chronologically by sector, and the book is unusual in extensively chronicling both economic and political developments and the crucial connections between them. There is a generous introduction and overview to help the reader find his or her way around. The material covers the period up to late autumn 2000, and thus offers a valuable guide to policies in the Putin era.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jeffries, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction and Overview Part I. Economic Developments The Transition to the Market: Introduction 1. The Transition from Command Planning to the Market 2. Prices 3. Foreign Trade 4. Direct Foreign Investment 5. The Private Non-Agricultural Sector 6. Agriculture 7. Macroeconomic Stabilization 8. Foreign Debt and Aid Before the August 1998 Financial Crisis 9. Economic Performance, Health and the Environment Part II. Political Developments 10. The Dissolution of the Soviet Union 11. The Federal State and the Chechen Crisis 12. A Chronology of Political Developments, 1992-2000 13. Military and Foreign Affairs, Disarmament Agreements, Partnership for Peace, the Kosovo Crisis and Nato Expansion Conclusion Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ian Jeffries is a member of the Centre of Russian and East European Studies, University of Wales, Swansea.