A Fistful of Rubles : : The Rise and Fall of the Russian Banking System / / Juliet Johnson.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 2 maps, 23 tables |
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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