The political economy of Russia / edited by Neil Robinson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the political problems of Russian capitalism / Neil Robinson -- The contexts of Russia's political economy: Soviet legacies and post-Soviet policies / Neil Robinson -- Revenue imperatives: state over market in post-communist Russia / Gerald M. Easter -- Systemic stalemate: reiderstvo, and the dual state / Richard Sakwa -- The political economy of Russia's demographic crisis: states and markets, mothers and migrants / Linda J. Cook -- Change in agriculture: the development of Russia's private farming / Stephen K. Wegren -- Russia's potential role in the world oil system: reciprocal dependency, global integration, and positive unintended consequences / Andrew Barnes -- Russia as semi-periphery: political economy, the state, and society in the contemporary world system / Paul T. Christensen -- Conclusion: the political dysfunctions of Russian capitalism / Neil Robinson.