A Fistful of Rubles The Rise and Fall of the Russian Banking System
After the breakup of the USSR, it briefly appeared as though Russia's emerging commercial banks might act as engines of growth for a new capitalist economy. However, despite more than a decade of "reforms," Russia's financial system collapsed in 1998. Why had ambitious efforts to...
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Ithaca, NY ; London
Cornell University Press
2018 ©2000
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface: The Power of Trust
- Note on Transliteration
- Abbreviations
- 1. The Politics of Money
- 2. The Political Origins of Russia's Banks
- 3. The Central Bank of Russia
- 4. Shock Therapy Meets Soviet Bankers
- 5. For a Few Rubles More: Banking in Russia's Regions
- 6. Russia's Financial-Industrial "Oligarchy"
- 7. The Crash of 1998
- 8. The End of the Beginning
- Index