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Shamans, Software, and Spleens: Law and the Construction of the Information Society

May 15, 2007 09:54

The author of the book looks at the problems posed by the information society. Discussing topics ranging from blackmail and insider trading to artificial intelligence (with good-humored stops in microeconomics, intellectual property, and cultural studies along the way).

Information Society No comments yet

Tags: information, society, economics, intellectual, property

Ownership and corporate governance in Russian industry: a survey

May 16, 2007 14:41

This article reviews the results of the privatisation process and concentrates then on the current structure of ownership and control in the Russian industry and on corporate governance mechanisms in the enterprises. It reviews the legal foundations of corporate governance and gives a detailed view of the state and the institutions of law enforcement. Special attention is paid to the connection between corporate governance and restructuring of enterprises and improved performance.

Governance and Social Issues No comments yet

Tags: corporate, property, investment, privatization, bankrupcy, Russia

From knowledge to wealth : transforming Russian science and technology for a modern knowledge economy

December 3, 2007 17:20

Part I of this paper describes the ambiguous legacy of the Soviet S&T system and the status of the Russian S&T sector after 10 years of transition. Part II describes the evolution of the Russian system of intellectual property rights protection from Soviet times to the present and argues that Russia will never develop a successful commercialization program until it clarifies the ownership of the large stock of intellectual property funded with federal budget resources. Part III outlines a comprehensive 10-point sectoral reform program to improve the efficiency of government research and development spending and link the Russian S&T system with market forces.

Macroeconomic Policy No comments yet

Tags: wealth, Russia, knowledge, economy, intellectual, property, ownership

The vicious circles of control - regional governments and insiders in privatized Russian enterprises

January 2, 2008 16:33

How can one account for the puzzling behavior of insider-managers who, in stripping assets from the very firms they own, appear to be stealing from one pocket to fill the other? The authors suggest that such asset-stripping and failure to restructure are the consequences of interactions between insiders (manager-owners) and regional governments in a particular property rights regime.

Privatization Issues No comments yet

Tags: privatization, Russian, enterprise, property, rights

Too poor to move, to poor to stay: a report on housing in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Serbia