Property, Predation, and Protection

Piranha Capitalism in Russia and Ukraine

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Practical Politics, International
Cover of the book Property, Predation, and Protection by Stanislav Markus, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Stanislav Markus ISBN: 9781316190074
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: February 5, 2015
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Stanislav Markus
ISBN: 9781316190074
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: February 5, 2015
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

What threatens the property rights of business owners? And what makes these rights secure? This book transcends the conventional diagnosis of the issue in modern developing countries by moving beyond expropriation by the state ruler or by petty bureaucratic corruption. It identifies 'agent predation' as a novel threat type, showing it to be particularly widespread and detrimental. The book also questions the orthodox prescription: institutionalized state commitment cannot secure property rights against agent predation. Instead, this volume argues that business actors can hold the predatory state agents accountable through firm-level alliances with foreign actors, labor, and local communities. Beyond securing ownership, such alliances promote rule of law in a rent-seeking society. Taking Russia and Ukraine between 2000 and 2012 as its empirical focus, the book advances these arguments by drawing on more than 150 qualitative interviews with business owners, policy makers, and bureaucrats, as well as an original large-N survey of firms.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

What threatens the property rights of business owners? And what makes these rights secure? This book transcends the conventional diagnosis of the issue in modern developing countries by moving beyond expropriation by the state ruler or by petty bureaucratic corruption. It identifies 'agent predation' as a novel threat type, showing it to be particularly widespread and detrimental. The book also questions the orthodox prescription: institutionalized state commitment cannot secure property rights against agent predation. Instead, this volume argues that business actors can hold the predatory state agents accountable through firm-level alliances with foreign actors, labor, and local communities. Beyond securing ownership, such alliances promote rule of law in a rent-seeking society. Taking Russia and Ukraine between 2000 and 2012 as its empirical focus, the book advances these arguments by drawing on more than 150 qualitative interviews with business owners, policy makers, and bureaucrats, as well as an original large-N survey of firms.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Plato, Aristotle, and the Purpose of Politics by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book A Concise History of the World by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book The Garnaut Review 2011 by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book The Red Army and the Second World War by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book Organ Transplantation by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book Engineering and Product Development Management by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book Climate Change and Climate Modeling by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book A First Course in Statistical Programming with R by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book Asian Slaves in Colonial Mexico by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book The Intellectual Foundations of Chinese Modernity by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book Applications of Palaeontology by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012 by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book Wyclif by Stanislav Markus
Cover of the book Notes on Counting: An Introduction to Enumerative Combinatorics by Stanislav Markus
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy