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Bezig met laden... Violent Entrepreneurs: The Use of Force in the Making of Russian Capitalismdoor Vadim Volkov
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An interesting account of the rise of organized crime in Russia in the 1990s. It's a fairly theoretical book which analyzes the economic and sociological aspects of organized crime without reveling in the violence. In the beginning of the book the author focuses on the internal workings and business logic of Russian organized crime, which I thought was the most interesting part. The second half of the book brings in the Russian state and how it has curtailed and sometimes colluded with criminal organizations to achieve specific objects. This latter part of the book gets bogged down with state terminology and the analysis is in my opinion a bit too detailed. Nevertheless I recommend this book to people interested in the sociology of organized crime. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Entering the shady world of what he calls "violent entrepreneurship," Vadim Volkov explores the economic uses of violence and coercion in Russia in the 1990s. Violence has played, he shows, a crucial role in creating the institutions of a new market economy. The core of his work is competition among so-called violence-managing agencies-criminal groups, private security services, private protection companies, and informal protective agencies associated with the state-which multiplied with the liberal reforms of the early 1990s. This competition provides an unusual window on the dynamics of state formation. Violent Entrepreneurs is remarkable for its research. Volkov conducted numerous interviews with members of criminal groups, heads of protection companies, law enforcement employees, and businesspeople. He bases his findings on journalistic and anecdotal evidence as well as on his own personal observation. Volkov investigates the making of violence-prone groups in sports clubs (particularly martial arts clubs), associations for veterans of the Soviet-Afghan war, ethnic gangs, and regionally based social groups, and he traces the changes in their activities across the decade. Some groups wore state uniforms and others did not, but all of their members spoke and acted essentially the same and were engaged in the same activities: intimidation, protection, information gathering, dispute management, contract enforcement, and taxation. Each group controlled the same resource-organized violence. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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