Oil in Putin's Russia by Adnan Vatansever - 9781487503697

Oil in Putin's RussiaThe Contests Over Rents and Economic Policy\nAuthor(s): Adnan Vatansever\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487503697, 978-1487503697\nSynopsis\nNo sector has been as vital as oil to the Russian economy since Vladimir Putin came to power. The longest serving leader since Stalin, Putin has presided during a period of relative economic prosperity driven largely by booming oil windfalls. Oil in Putins Russia offers an in-depth examination of the contests over windfalls drawn from the oil sector. Examining how the Russian leadership has guided the process of distributing these windfalls, Adnan Vatansever explores the causes behind key policy continuities and policy reversals during Putins tenure.\n\n The product of over ten years of research, including interviews with decision-makers and oil industry officials, Oil in Putins Russia takes an innovative approach to understanding the cont.