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David M. Woodruff
Researcher at London School of Economics and Political Science
Publications - 30
Citations - 635
David M. Woodruff is an academic researcher from London School of Economics and Political Science. The author has contributed to research in topics: Politics & Barter. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 30 publications receiving 604 citations. Previous affiliations of David M. Woodruff include Harvard University.
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Money Unmade: Barter and the Fate of Russian Capitalism
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on a characteristic phenomenon of Russian society and economy, barter, and bring us substantially closer to an understanding of the country's economic failure so far, starting with the institutional erosion that Russia has undergone and ending with the partial character of the reforms.
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Property Rights in Context: Privatization's Legacy for Corporate Legality in Poland and Russia
TL;DR: In the first decade after the collapse of Communism, Russia became notorious for conflicts around corporate property and corporate governance, whereas in Poland, such conflicts were far less frequent as discussed by the authors, reflecting the form of privatization in each country.
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Governing by Panic: The Politics of the Eurozone Crisis
TL;DR: The Eurozone's reaction to the economic crisis beginning in late 2008 involved both efforts to mitigate the arbitrarily destructive effects of markets and vigorous pursuit of policies aimed at austerity and deflation.
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It's Value That's Virtual: Bartles, Rubles, and the Place of Gazprom in the Russian Economy
TL;DR: An American specialist on Russia's political economy critically analyzes the virtual economy model pioneered by Clifford Gaddy and Barry Ickes as mentioned in this paper, focusing on the model's characterization of the allegedly value-destroying sectors of the Russian economy.
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Rules for Followers: Institutional Theory and the New Politics of Economic Backwardness in Russia:
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate contemporary Russia's real but shallow success in implementing two borrowed capitalist institutions (a monetary system and the joint-stock company) and argue that the roots of this shallow marketization lie in the distinct social foundations of the transactional and legal roles of money and corporate stock.