Russian multinationals are playing an increasingly important role in the world economy, particularly in some key sectors such as oil, gas and metallurgy. At the same time, Russian multinationals differ in many respects from multinationals from other countries in that they often receive special...

1. The internationalisation of the Russian economy -- 2. Multinational genesis -- 3. Exporting from Russia : the oil and gas industry -- 4. Establishing partnerships : the high-tech sector -- 5. Opening subsidiaries : the banking industry -- 6. FDI from Russia : the metallurgy sector -- 7....

Regional Development in Central and Eastern Europe Development processes and policy challenges Edited by Grzegorz Gorzelak, John Bachtler and Maciej Smetkowski SJ Routledge J^ Taylor & Francis Croup LONDON A ND NEW YORK Contents List of figures ...

chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 GEOGRAPHY -- chapter 2 TERRITORIAL DIVISION, GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION -- chapter 3 POPULATION AND SOCIETY -- chapter 4 HISTORY -- chapter 5 CONFLICTS -- chapter 6 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS -- chapter 7 ECONOMY -- chapter 8 CULTURE AND TRADITIONS.

chapter Preface -- chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 The struggle for access: exposing the centrality of personal relationships -- chapter 3 Transition and the Soviet legacy: Western ideology and Soviet reality -- chapter 4 A world of textiles: the market, the industry and the enterprise --...