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 | Russia's Economy of Favours: Blat, Networking and Informal Exchange (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies) by Alena V. Ledeneva Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1998 ISBN-10: 0-521-62743-5 / 0521627435 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-62743-6 / 9780521627436 This book examines the little-known phenomenon of blat--the use of informal contacts and personal networks to obtain goods and services under the rationing that pervaded Soviet Russia. Alena Ledeneva analyzes the historical, socioeconomic and cultural aspects of blat, and explores its implications f | |