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02787aam a22004698i 4500 001 9A243E0A403511EB87AA299C42ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201217010015 008 191213s2020 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019050544 020 $a 1108798748 020 $a 9781108798747 020 $a 1108491634 020 $a 9781108491631 035 $a (OCoLC)1145084168 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d GUA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-ru--- 050 00 $a HD3616.R92 $b S93 2020 100 1 $a Szakonyi, David, $d 1985- $e author. 245 10 $a Politics for profit : $b business, elections, and policymaking in Russia / $c David Szakonyi, Assistant Professor of Political Science, George Washington University. 250 $a 1 Edition. 263 $a 2005 264 1 $a New York : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2020. 300 $a xiv, 330 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Cambridge studies in comparative politics 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "In 2008, the worldwide financial crisis dealt a severe blow to the construction industry in Tomsk, a charming academic center in Russia dubbed the "Siberian Athens" for the numerous universities that call the city home.1 A crisis of liquidity forced banks to stop lending altogether to the industry, freezing almost two-thirds of construction projects dead in their tracks. Demand for apartments dropped by nearly 80% and dozens of firms teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. One construction manager become so desperate he started spreading false rumors to customers that his competitors had already closed up their shops. Out of the half million total residents in Tomsk, some 30,000 construction workers risked losing their jobs.2"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Business and politics $z Russia (Federation) 650 0 $a Campaign funds $z Russia (Federation) 650 0 $a Self-financed political candidates $z Russia (Federation) 650 0 $a Elections $x Corrupt practices $z Russia (Federation) 650 7 $a Business and politics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00842401 650 7 $a Campaign funds. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00844844 650 7 $a Elections $x Corrupt practices. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00904333 650 7 $a Self-financed political candidates. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01738007 651 7 $a Russia (Federation) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01262050 776 08 $i Online version: $a Szakonyi, David, 1985- $t Politics for profit $b 1 Edition. $d New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020 $z 9781108869089 $w (DLC) 2019050545 830 0 $a Cambridge studies in comparative politics. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20210721015010.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9A243E0A403511EB87AA299C42ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search