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Limits of a Post-Soviet State

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Though informed by case studies conducted in Ukraine, this book transcends its country-specific scope. It explains why informality in governance is not necessarily transitory or temporary but a con...
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Though informed by case studies conducted in Ukraine, this book transcends its country-specific scope. It explains why informality in governance is not necessarily transitory or temporary but a constant in most political systems. The book discusses self-protective mechanisms, responses to incomplete or unfocused policy making, and strategies employed by individuals, classes, and communities to respond to unusual demands. The book argues that when state or company expectations exceed normative behavior, informal behavior continues to thrive. New tactics help cope with the reality of governance. Informality also challenges the values imposed by power through attitudes and behaviors that take place "beyond" or "in spite of" the state.
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Price: $39.00
Pages: 240
Publisher: Ibidem Press
Imprint: Ibidem Press
Series: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
Publication Date: 14 June 2016
Trim Size: 8.27 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783838208855
Format: Paperback
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics & Trade

Abel Polese is a senior researcher at Dublin City University and Tallinn University.

Colin Williams is professor of public policy at the University of Sheffield.

Acknowledgements
Foreword, by Colin C. Williams
Introduction: where is informality?
Informality and the (welfare) state
Informality, borders and boundaries
Border crossing, petty trade and the role of informality in breaking artificial monopolies
Informality and grey areas: introducing the "brift"
Informality between private and state initiative
The guest at the dining table: economic transitions and informal renegotiations of hospitality
Why bazaars are not wiped out by supermarkets: reflections on a possible bazaar economy
New directions in informality studies? policy making and implementation
By way of conclusion: on current and further directions in informality research