18 March 2005

Small Businessmen in Russia

Putin is apparently concerned about the size of businessman in Russia.

Or is that he is concerned about small business in Russia. So lot's of grand statements are made but as Siberian Light points out the bureaucrats (Chinovniki) are just following his lead;

And he is right to say that much of the problem is with regional authorities. Most of obstacles that small businesses face are met at the local level - bureaucracy, demands for bribes, etc. But some of the blame has to go right back up to Putin, who is in the process of setting up a political system based on patronage rather than accountability. If corruption at the highest levels is increasing, how does he expect it to begin decreasing at lower levels?

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18 March 2005

Small Businessmen in Russia

Putin is apparently concerned about the size of businessman in Russia.

Or is that he is concerned about small business in Russia. So lot's of grand statements are made but as Siberian Light points out the bureaucrats (Chinovniki) are just following his lead;

And he is right to say that much of the problem is with regional authorities. Most of obstacles that small businesses face are met at the local level - bureaucracy, demands for bribes, etc. But some of the blame has to go right back up to Putin, who is in the process of setting up a political system based on patronage rather than accountability. If corruption at the highest levels is increasing, how does he expect it to begin decreasing at lower levels?

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