Review ofRussia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracyby Anders Åslund
评述奥斯伦德对普京执政20年俄罗斯政治经济事件的描述，并补充制度、财政联邦制和非正规经济分析，指出文化反弹对民主破坏的作用，同时认为年轻一代的自由主义价值观带来希望。
Anders Åslund provides a comprehensive description of the main political and economic events of Vladimir Putin’s 20 years at the helm of the country. In politics, Åslund shows how Putin skillfully maneuvered to destroy democracy in Russia. I argue that the “cultural backlash” by older generations played perhaps an even more important role. I also show that the young generations hold rather liberal values, thus providing hope for the future. In economics, Åslund focuses on large state corporations, assets of Putin’s cronies, and macroeconomic policies, with only general statements about the country’s institutional weakness. I complement Åslund’s analysis by a more detailed examination of the impact of institutions and briefly survey fiscal federalism and informal economic activities—issues without which the workings of the Russian economy are hard to understand.