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The Maidan and Beyond: Oligarchs, Corruption, and European Integration by Åslund, Anders

“…A key to understanding any society is its informal institutions, which influence both its economy and its politics. In Ukraine, the most important such…”
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UKRAINE'S ECONOMIC REFORMS: WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND WILL IT SUCCEED? by ÅSLUND, Anders

“…This article attempts to offer a picture of the state of the economic reform in Ukraine in the summer of 2015, assessing what has been done. It offers a…”
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Responses to the COVID-19 crisis in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus by Åslund, Anders

“…Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are good comparators sharing a common Soviet past, similar cultures and religions, while in the COVID-19 crisis they have pursued…”
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OLIGARCHS, CORRUPTION, AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION by Åslund, Anders

“…Corruption is pervasive in Ukraine, but most damaging is the high-level corruption that has been highlighted by public display of the crassly ostentatious…”
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Will Economic Pressures Weaken Putin's Position? by Åslund, Anders

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The Three Regions of the Old Soviet Bloc by Åslund, Anders

“…Corruption is a problem in many parts of the world, but it poses special challenges in postcommunist countries. Corruption can have many causes and take many…”
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What Happened to the Economic Convergence of Central and Eastern Europe After the Global Financial Crisis? by Åslund, Anders

“…During the boom years 2000–2007, the new Central and East European (CEE) members of the European Union (EU) had more than twice as high economic growth as the…”
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Sergey Glazyev and the revival of Soviet economics by Åslund, Anders

“…A veteran Western observer and authority on Russia's political economy examines the recent debate on economic growth in Russia. Focusing on Sergey Glazyev, a…”
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Are Ukraine's reforms breaking its state capture? An agenda for genuine change by Aslund, Anders

“…Ukraine is one of a handful of post-communist countries that has a lower Gross Domestic Product today than in 1990, according to the World Bank. The problem is…”
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Why Ukraine is so poor, and what could be done to make it richer by Åslund, Anders

“…Ukraine has an economy today that is not much larger than in 1990. The main explanation is that Ukraine had no economic policy in the first three years of its…”
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The Code of Putinism. By Brian D. Taylor. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. xiv, 250 pp. Appendix. Notes. Index. Figures. Tables. $99.00, hard bound, $27.95, paperback. - Property Rights in Post-Soviet Russia: Violence, Corruption, and the Demand for Law. By Jordan Gans-Morse. Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press, 2017. xiii, 298 pp. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Figures. Tables. Maps. ₤23.99, paper by Åslund, Anders

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European Integration from Washington’s Perspective by Åslund, Anders

“…Since the start of the euro crisis and the Greek crisis in 2010, the US perception of the economy of the European Union has been dismal, probably worse than…”
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The Dark Side of Globalization by Alund, Anders

“…Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy, by Moisés Naím, is reviewed…”
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Why Doesn't Russia Join the WTO? by Aslund, Anders

“…To join the World Trade Organization is a strategic choice for Moscow. Vladimir Putin strongly supported entry in his first term, but lost interest in his…”
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The Enigmatic Russian Banking System: An Introduction by Åslund, Anders

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How entrepreneurship could be promoted after the collapse of a socialist economic system by Anders, Aslund

“…► We study postcommunist countries to suggest which policy sets that make most sense for the promotion of micro-enterprises. ► An early, comprehensive and…”
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Revisiting the End of the Soviet Union by Aslund, Anders

“…Both Boris Yeltsin and the United States failed to take full advantage of the window of opportunity between the August 1991 putsch and the collapse of the…”
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RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC POLICY DISCUSSION by Åslund, Anders

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Ten lessons from a quarter of a century of post‐communist economic transformation by Åslund, Anders

“…The dominant idea in the early post‐communist economic transition was that an early and comprehensive radical economic reform programme was needed. This…”
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Exchange Rate Policy and the Central and East European Financial Crisis by Åslund, Anders

“…A prominent specialist on economic developments in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries examines the ways in which the…”
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