International lessons from emerging economies suggest that business associations may provide an effective channel of communication between the government and the private sector. This function of business associations may become still more important in transition economies, where old mechanisms...

This paper examines main principles that form the basis of the Law on placement of orders for public procurement (94-FL) in its current version. The authors outline a whole set of positive changes as well as negative developments following this legal practice. They pay special attention to...

Estimating the outcomes of the Russian reforms, the authors suggest the idea of raising of institutions. This insight opposes to the concept of radical institutional changes and the concept of strong institutional inertia. An approach to institutional reforms which is confined to the adoption of...

The paper considers behavior patterns of Russian firms before and during the financial crisis of 2008—2009. Three main groups of actors at the firm level in the Russian economy are defined: large politically connected companies; mid-size firms that have grown in 2000s on the administrative...

Eine Diskussion um die Bestimmung der Gesellschaftswissenschaften im Umgestaltungsprozeß der sowjetischen Gesellschaft. Definiert werden ihre Hauptaufgaben unter Bedingumgen der neuen sozialistischen Praxis und Theorie. Die Kritik richtet sich auf theoretische Mängel der...

Relying on the survey data of 957 manufacturing firms, conducted in 2009 by the Institute for Industrial and Market Studies we found that business associations are more frequently joined by larger companies; firms located in regional capital cities; and firms active in investment and...