Overview

Expertly practised by insiders but often hidden from outsiders, informal practices are, as this book shows, deeply rooted all over the world, yet underestimated in policy. Entries from the five continents presented in this volume are samples of the truly global collection, made possible bythe collaboration of over 200 interdisciplinary scholars.

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'Suited for graduate students, scholars, and professionals. Recommended.' Choice Reviews 'The chapter introductions, like many of the entries, subsume a huge quantity of analytical and theoretical reflections of enormous depth. ... If there were door-to-door encyclopedias sellers, this would be a best seller.' Periferia

This unique work . . . illustrat[es] how informal practices are deeply embedded across the planet, playing a crucial role in truly 'getting anything done' while still remaining underestimated in policy-making procedures and business life. The book puts international human behavior into perspective, and is wholly mesmerizing. -- Philadelphia magazine

This unique work . . . illustrat[es] how informal practices are deeply embedded across the planet, playing a crucial role in truly 'getting anything done' while still remaining underestimated in policy-making procedures and business life. The book puts international human behavior into perspective, and is wholly mesmerizing. --Philadelphia magazine

Author Information

Alena Ledeneva is Professor of Politics and Society at University College London and a founder of the Global Informality Project (in-formality.com). She authored the trilogy on Russia: Russia's Economy of Favours (1998), How Russia Really Works (2006) and Can Russia Modernize? (2013), and edited The Global Encyclopedia of Informality. Vols. 1-3 (2018, 2024).

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