CHRISTOPH H. STEFES is Assistant Professor of Comparative European and Post-Soviet Studies at the Department for Political Science, University of Colorado at Denver, USA. His research focuses on the economic and political transitions in the former Soviet Union.

'The book should be a valuable eye-opener for all interested in the region.' - B.G. Hewitt, Slavonic& East European Review

• Introduction A Theoretical Framework for Understanding the Role of Corruption in Post-Soviet Transitions Armenia and Georgia since Independence Systematic Corruption in Transition Political Transitions and Systematic Corruption in Armenia and Georgia Centralized and Decentralized Systematic Corruption: Assessing the Consequences Dismantling Systematic Corruption: assessing Recent Anti-corruption Strategies in Georgia and Armenia Conclusion