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Concepts & Comparative Frameworks
Comparative and definitional frameworks that clarify analytical vocabulary: kleptocracy versus oligarchy, models of the mafia state, and the continuum of state–crime relations.
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Frequently asked questions about the Russian political-economic system as analysed on Kleptopedia: mafia state, Uber Krysha, black cash, kleptocracy vs oligarchy, Russian Laundromat, mobilisation state.
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Controlled vocabulary for the Kleptopedia knowledge base. Working definitions of kleptocracy, mafia state, Uber Krysha, siloviki, black cash and related analytical terms.
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