No. 144: Corruption in Russia

Author(s): Robert W. Ortthung, Elena Denisova-Schmidt, Alena Ledeneva, Stanislav Shekshnia
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 144
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2014

This edition tackles the subject of corruption in Russia. In the first article, Robert Orttung outlines that the anti-corruption measures introduced by the regime have had little impact, and indeed that the regime is creating conditions in which corruption is flourishing. He suggests that this corruption could lead to a scenario similar to that in Ukraine. In the second article, Elena Denisova-Schmidt, Alena Ledeneva and Stanislav Shekshnia consider anti-corruption practices within businesses in Russia. They suggest that most do not have a comprehensive anti-corruption strategy, but that a few have created efficient and effective anti-corruption governance systems, and these examples could serve as blueprints for leaders who want to take control of corruption at their firms.

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