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Introduction: Raiding Russia

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This study considers predatory raiders in the context of zoomorphism, the shaping of something in animal form or terms, and juxtaposes Soviet parasites against post-Soviet predators. The Russian predator, ascribed with animal characteristics, hunts for the most lucrative businesses, properties, and land. The introductory chapter outlines the problem of raiding, scholarly literature that exists on the topic, and presents the structure of this book that reflects the logic of inquiry into the matter of corporate hostile takeovers in Russia. Earlier chapters are conceptual, while the later ones are more practical. This study introduces the notion and concept of predatory raiding and suggests that it may serve as an explanatory model for corporate, property, and land raiding in Russia.

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  1. 1.

    Raiding. Farlex Financial Dictionary. Retrieved January 12, 2017, from https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Corporate+Raiding

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    Hostile takeover. Farlex Financial Dictionary. Retrieved January 12, 2017, from https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hostile+takeover

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    Securities & Exchange Commission. Farlex Financial Dictionary. Retrieved January 12, 2017, from https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/SEC

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    A greenback is a slang term for US paper dollars.

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    Greenmail. Farlex Financial Dictionary. Retrieved January 12, 2017, from https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/greenmail

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    Berglof, Erik, & Roland, Gerard (Eds.). (2007). The Economics of Transition: The Fifth Nobel Symposium in Economics. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Publications, including this edited volume, are authored by well-known political economists and appeared before in leading scholarly journals. For instance, Johnson, Simon, McMillan, John, & Woodruff, Christopher. (2007). Property Rights and Finance. In Erik Berglof and Gerard Roland (Eds.). The Economics of Transition: The Fifth Nobel Symposium in Economics (pp. 213–242). New York: Palgrave Macmillan, was initially published in American Economic Review, 92(5), pp. 1335–1356. Other works in the collection include: Johnson, Simon, McMillan, John, & Woodruff, Christopher. (2007). Courts and Relational Contracts. In Erik Berglof and Gerard Roland (Eds.). The Economics of Transition: The Fifth Nobel Symposium in Economics (pp. 243–297). New York: Palgrave Macmillan; Friedman, Eric, Johnson, Simon, Kaufmann, Daniel, & Zoido-Lobaton, Pablo. (2007). Dodging the Grabbing Hand: The Determinants of Unofficial Activity. In Erik Berglof and Gerard Roland (Eds.). The Economics of Transition: The Fifth Nobel Symposium in Economics (pp. 298–334). New York: Palgrave Macmillan; Johnson, Simon, McMillan, John, Kaufmann, Daniel, & Woodruff, Christopher. (2007). Why Do Firms Hide? Bribes and Unofficial Economy. In Erik Berglof and Gerard Roland (Eds.). The Economics of Transition: The Fifth Nobel Symposium in Economics (pp. 335–359). New York: Palgrave Macmillan; Treisman, Daniel. (2007).The Causes of Corruption: A Cross-National Study. In Erik Berglof and Gerard Roland (Eds.). The Economics of Transition: The Fifth Nobel Symposium in Economics (pp. 360–423). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

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    For instance, Stanislav Markus is now working on his second book, titled The Politics of Wealth Offense: Oligarchs and the State in Developing Democracies, with contracts already extended by Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press.

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Osipian, A.L. (2019). Introduction: Raiding Russia. In: Political and Economic Transition in Russia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03831-1_1

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