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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians have seen the ruble steadily lose ground to alternative means of payment such as barter and privately issued quasi-monies. Industry now collects as much as 70 percent of its receipts in nonmonetary...
Review Quotes:
In a creative use of political sociology, Woodruff provides a highly original explanation for the rise of barter in Russia's new capitalism--and an intriguing description of the current political battle lines surrounding it.
-- "Foreign Affairs"