'A tough-minded analysis of Russia's roller-coaster ride from communism to capitalism … Thane Gustafson has pried the lid off the new hybrid Russian economy and provided a rich guide to its players - the super rich, the regional power dons, the empire-builders, and the younger, post-Soviet generation of entrepreneurs and leaders whom he sees as the hope for the future.' Hedrick Smith, Author of The Russians and The New Russians

• 1. Revolution or 'crony capitalism'?; 2. Insider privatization and its consequences; 3. Wall Street comes to Moscow; 4. The Russian banks come of age; 5. No capitalism without capitalists; 6. The epidemic of crime; 7. Toward the rule of law; 8. Beyond coping: the recovery of society; 9. The shrinking state and the battle for taxes; 10. Conclusion: halfway to market.

'A tough-minded analysis of Russia's roller-coaster ride from communism to capitalism … Thane Gustafson has pried the lid off the new hybrid Russian economy and provided a rich guide to its players - the super rich, the regional power dons, the empire-builders, and the younger, post-Soviet generation of entrepreneurs and leaders whom he sees as the hope for the future.' Hedrick Smith, Author of The Russians and The New Russians

• 1. Revolution or 'crony capitalism'?; 2. Insider privatization and its consequences; 3. Wall Street comes to Moscow; 4. The Russian banks come of age; 5. No capitalism without capitalists; 6. The epidemic of crime; 7. Toward the rule of law; 8. Beyond coping: the recovery of society; 9. The shrinking state and the battle for taxes; 10. Conclusion: halfway to market.

'A tough-minded analysis of Russia's roller-coaster ride from communism to capitalism … Thane Gustafson has pried the lid off the new hybrid Russian economy and provided a rich guide to its players - the super rich, the regional power dons, the empire-builders, and the younger, post-Soviet generation of entrepreneurs and leaders whom he sees as the hope for the future.' Hedrick Smith, Author of The Russians and The New Russians

• 1. Revolution or 'crony capitalism'?; 2. Insider privatization and its consequences; 3. Wall Street comes to Moscow; 4. The Russian banks come of age; 5. No capitalism without capitalists; 6. The epidemic of crime; 7. Toward the rule of law; 8. Beyond coping: the recovery of society; 9. The shrinking state and the battle for taxes; 10. Conclusion: halfway to market.