This book explores the history of private internal trade in the USSR during the NEP of the 1920s. Private traders operated in a politically hostile but economically promising environment. Their contri
The history of the Soviet Union has been charted in several studies over the decades. These depictions while combining accuracy, elegance, readability and imaginativeness, have failed to draw attentio
This publication from the World Bank demonstrates that by 2025, many countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union--which are still transitioning economically and politically-- will have amo
Good governance—in which public institutions function responsibly, transparently, and accountably—is essential to reducing poverty and stimulating growth. As numerous studies have shown, weak governan
