How Russia’s ‘Sistema’ Leads To The ‘Modernization Trap’

Comment on Interview with Alena Ledeneva http://www.rferl.org/content/interview-russia-alena-ledeneva-sistema/24944910.html Ledeneva is one of the few ... ... institutions. Using best friends to solve specific problems is not common in American Government, though it does happen occasionally. Robert Kennedy's role in the Cuban Missile Crisis is a classic example. In a conversation I had with Ledeneva she agreed ...