Property Rights in Post-Soviet Russia

Violence, Corruption, and the Demand for Law

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Commercial, Business & Finance
Cover of the book Property Rights in Post-Soviet Russia by Jordan Gans-Morse, Cambridge University Press
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Author: Jordan Gans-Morse ISBN: 9781108207010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: May 4, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Jordan Gans-Morse
ISBN: 9781108207010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: May 4, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The effectiveness of property rights - and the rule of law more broadly - is often depicted as depending primarily on rulers' 'supply' of legal institutions. Yet the crucial importance of private sector 'demand' for law is frequently overlooked. This book develops a novel framework that unpacks the demand for law in Russia, building on an original enterprise survey as well as extensive interviews with lawyers, firms, and private security agencies. By tracing the evolution of firms' reliance on violence, corruption, and law over the two decades following the Soviet Union's collapse, the book clarifies why firms in various contexts may turn to law for property rights protection, even if legal institutions remain ineffective or corrupt. The author's detailed demand-side analysis of property rights draws attention to the extensive role that law plays in the Russian business world, contrary to frequent depictions of Russia as lawless.

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The effectiveness of property rights - and the rule of law more broadly - is often depicted as depending primarily on rulers' 'supply' of legal institutions. Yet the crucial importance of private sector 'demand' for law is frequently overlooked. This book develops a novel framework that unpacks the demand for law in Russia, building on an original enterprise survey as well as extensive interviews with lawyers, firms, and private security agencies. By tracing the evolution of firms' reliance on violence, corruption, and law over the two decades following the Soviet Union's collapse, the book clarifies why firms in various contexts may turn to law for property rights protection, even if legal institutions remain ineffective or corrupt. The author's detailed demand-side analysis of property rights draws attention to the extensive role that law plays in the Russian business world, contrary to frequent depictions of Russia as lawless.

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