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David Szakonyi

11 posts
Assistant Professor
Affiliation
George Washington University
Expertise
Political Economy, Business-Government Relations, Post-Soviet Politics, Corruption, Authoritarianism, Clientelism
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Banking on Politics: How Russia’s Banking Sector Clean-Up Affects Regime Stability

Banking has increasingly become nationalized in Russia, raising concerns that all private banks may be forced from the market within 10 or 15 years. In the short run, this consolidation enables the government to continue funding its numerous and expensive commitments and thereby maintain social and political stability. David Szakonyi discusses the political consequences of this creeping nationalization of the Russian banking sector and warns that they may be less auspicious in the longer term.
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Подъем монополий: Процесс укрупнения в российской экономике

За последнее десятилетие в российской экономике произошел отчетливый поворот к монополизации и ренационализации. Государство продолжает агрессивно вмешиваться в рыночные процессы, принимая новые правила, расширяя свою долю ВВП и в конечном…