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In 1993, Russia formally applied for accession to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT). In 1995, its application was taken up by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the successor organization of the GATT. Russia is the largest economy not in the WTO; after a number of fits and starts during the 18-year process, the then-153 members of the WTO, on December 16, 2011, invited Russia to join the WTO during the Ministerial Conference in Geneva. On July 10 and July 18, 2012, respectively, the lower house of the Russian parliament-the State Duma-and the upper house-the Federal Council-app

In recent years the Russian government, concerned about sustaining its economic performance, has sought to promote more diversified and broader economic growth beyond the profitable natural-resource sector. Economic officials would like to see something closer to a "knowledge-based economy." One of the areas in clear need of upgrading is the manufacturing sector. This book quantifies and benchmarks the relative strengths of that sector, identifying opportunities to increase Russian productivity and competitiveness. Drawing on original survey data from Russian firms of all sizes, the authors formulate proposals that aim to • enhance the innovative potential of Russian firms, • upgrade the skills of their workforce, and • develop a business-friendly climate of lower administrative costs and greater policy certainty. This book examines the underlying firm-level determinants of knowledge absorption, competitiveness, and productivity, with an eye to improving workers' skill levels and improving the investment climate, which should in turn enhance the innovation needed to keep up in a globalized economy. The original research and analysis of Desai, Goldberg, and their colleagues will be of use to anyone interested in the problems of building manufacturing competitiveness, especially in Russia and the post-Soviet transition economies. It will also be of interest to organizations planning to do business with Russia or to invest in it.

1. Introduction -- 2. Youth political participation and civil society in the Soviet Union and in contemporary Russia -- 3. Silencing disagreements : activist identities and group practices -- 4. 'I love my country but hate the state' : Oborona activists interpreting civil society, state and democracy -- 5. Performing opposition : political protests as social performances -- 6. The future of social movements and democracy in Russia.

Post-Cold War China-Russia strategic cooperation has displayed significant development and become an increasingly important factor in contemporary international politics. However, there has been no theory-grounded framework and corresponding measurements that would allow an accurate and systematic assessment of the level of China-Russia alignment and its progress over time. How closely aligned are China and Russia? How to define and measure strategic alignments between states? This book bridges area studies and International Relations literature to develop a set of objective criteria to measure and explain the development of strategic alignment in post-Cold War China-Russia relations. It establishes that on a range of criteria, China-Russia alignment is moving towards a full-fledged alliance. It is solid and comprehensive and continues to show a consistent incremental upward trend. There are strong structural incentives for furthering the China-Russia alignment, and there is little that might hinder the effective functioning of a China-Russia alliance. The alignment framework developed in the book can be applied to other cases of interstate strategic cooperation to facilitate comparisons between different strategic alignments.

This book examines television culture in Russia under the Putin government. It demonstrates how broadcasters have been enlisted in a national identity project to install a latter-day version of imperial pride in Russian military achievements, over which Putin's government exerts a form of remote control

How, and why, did human trafficking out of Russia escalate at the beginning of the twenty-first century? Why did some labour migrants from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan find happy work situations in Russia whereas others became trapped in forced labour? This book focuses on human trafficking out of the Russian Federation since the collapse of the Soviet state and on labour migration into it from Central Asia, and on some internal movement. It looks at the socio-economic reasons behind labour flows and examines key social, political, legislative and policy responses. Discussion includes how the Russian press covers these topics and what politicians, experts and the public think about them. Based on interviews, polls and focus groups in Russia, this book is rich in original research which highlights different Russian perspectives on exploitation in unfree labour. It gives examples of entrapment in prostitution, construction work, on farms, and in begging rings

Front cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: Russia in 2020-Development Scenarios -- Chaper 1: Russia and the World -- Chapter 2: Russia in World-Systems Perspective -- Chapter 3: Russia's Foreign Policy Outlook -- Chapter 4: Russia's Place in the World of Unintended Consequences, or Murphy's Law and Order -- Chapter 5: Russia and the New "Transitional Europe" -- Chapter 6: The South Caucasus in 2020 -- Chapter 7: The "Third Cycle": Is Russia Headed Back to the Future? -- Chapter 8: Russia's Political Economy: The Next Decade -- Chapter 9: The Russian Economy Through 2020: The Challenge of Managing Rent Addiction -- Chapter 10: The Russian Economy in Limbo -- Chapter 11: Institution Building and "Institutional Traps" in Russian Politics -- Chapter 12: Transition as a Political Institution: Toward 2020 -- Chapter 13: Can the Machine Come to Life? Prospects for Russia's Party System in 2020 -- Chapter 14: Scenarios for the Evolution of the Russian Political Party System -- Chapter 15: The Excessive Role of a Weak Russian State -- Chapter 16: Center-Periphery Relations -- Chapter 17: The Continuing Revolution in Russian Military Affairs: Toward 2020 -- Chapter 18: The Armed Forces in 2020: Modern or Soviet? -- Chapter 19: Russia's Regions and Cities: Scenarios for 2020 -- Chapter 20: Political Systems in the Russian Regions in 2020 -- Chapter 21: 2020: The Last Chance for the North Caucasus? -- Chapter 22: Society, Politics, and the Search for Community in Russia -- Chapter 23: The Inertia of Passive Adaptation -- Chapter 24: The Nomenklatura and the Elite -- Chapter 25: The Evolution of Civic Activeness -- Chapter 26: Russia and the New "Russian World" -- Chapter 27: Society and the State on the Internet: A Call for Change -- Conclusions -- Index -- Contributors -- Back cover.

Given the past decade of abuse of shareholder rights, corporate governance is essential for Russia's future. In this comprehensive volume, an international group of contributors - academics, corporate executives, government officials, policymakers, specialists from nongovernmental organizations, and legal experts - examine the crucial role of corporate governance as well as the external institutions and forces that affect it. Offering coverage from numerous perspectives, the contributors explore external and institutional influences on corporate governance, its workings within corporations, and the relationships between boards of directors, managers, shareholders, and the government. Case studies of three major companies illustrate the challenges and opportunities involved in creating sound practices. The concluding section provides a summary of the current situation and discusses implications for the future of Russia's corporate governance. A valuable source of information, Corporate Governance in Russia is a must-read for business people, government officials, academic researchers, students, and all those interested in Russia and what the future holds

The history of Russian economic ideas from the sixteenth century to contemporary times is a fascinating, tumultuous yet neglected topic among Western scholars. Whilst over the last 15 years increasing amounts of work has been done on the subject, co-operation between Russian and Western researchers in this field leaves much to be desired. In order to improve this situation, this volume unites Russian and non-Russian researchers together to provide an overview of the current state of the topic and to give a stimulus for further research. Bringing together scholars from the UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, Finland and Russia, the collection puts forward differing, yet complimentary, perspectives on the long-term history of Russian economic ideas. Offering a broad collection of articles covering the period from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, authors have approached the subject from diverse theoretical angles. Contributions in the tradition of Blaug and Schumpeter focusing on economic analysis in a narrower sense, and contributions that - in line with authors like Pribram or Perlman/McCann - deal with economic thought in the context of history and culture, are all represented. In terms of content, the editors have encouraged approaches that represent different economic traditions in order to encourage a diversity of opinions on the national development of Russian economics. As such the volume offers a broad and very relevant assessment of the subject for both historians and economists alike.