Russia's Crony Capitalism

Full of insight and informed judgment, former diplomat Anders slund takes aim at the authoritarian kleptocracy and the inner circles of power.John Lloyd, Financial Times [A] superb book.Martin Wolf, Financial Times There are many books already on the Russian oligarchy, but slunds is unique. He does not hesitate to name names and to identify Russian and foreign banks, financial institutions, and government agencies which have facilitated this massive and arguably historically singular episode Oleh Havrylyshyn, Atlantic Council An interesting book. Ayse Dietrich, International Journal of Russian Studies Finalist for the Hayek Prize, sponsored by the Manhattan Institute An insightful and authoritative guide to Russias economy since the fall of communism by the foremost Western expert on the subject.Daniel Treisman, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles Anders slunds economic analysis is impeccable. This is a hard-hitting, fact-based account of Putins Russia.Paul Gregory, University of Houston and Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University No one in the outside world has followed and analyzed Russias economic policies and trajectory since the demise of the Soviet Union as thoroughly as Anders slund. From the early radical reforms to todays stagnating kleptocracy, its a huge story, and no one tells it better.Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden Anders slund has tracked Russias economy since perestroika and has written the definitive assessment of Putins kleptocratic systemhow it functions and why it needs authoritarianism and xenophobia to survive.Alexander Vershbow, former US Ambassador to Russia After a decade, Anders slund has returned to the subject of Russia and produced an interesting, well-written and challenging analysis of where the economy stands, how it got here, and where it and President Putin may be heading.Stanley Fischer, Former First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF

Anders slund is a leading specialist on economic policy in Russia, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown Universitys School of Foreign Service.