The House Always Wins
Every couple of years, a new corruption scandal of the oil industry draws the attention of worldwide media: The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists describes the complex schemes of shell companies, international transfers, and hidden tax havens that the political elites of resource-rich countries exploit to embezzle the wealth of the land they should be protecting; dozens of books discuss at length how kleptocrats and their informal circles spend millions of dollars virtually undisturbed in the general hypocrisy of world leaders. This is what we know, but how do the actors of the oil sector shape their relationships through informality?
Using Kazakhstan as a case study, Gian Marco Moisé explores the various ways in which corruption and informal governance converged and were shaped by the everchanging power dynamics between the different actors participating in the industry. Complemented by discussions on other rentier economies, each practice of the taxonomy is presented as a specific strategy employed by the predatory elite to achieve different governance objectives. As these practices normalize, their effects trickle down into an increasing inequality that contributes to the generalized informality of the lowest ranks of the industry.
Andreas Umland, M.Phil. (Oxford), Dr.Phil. (FU Berlin), Ph.D. (Cambridge), Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs in Stockholm, Senior Expert at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future in Kyiv, and Associate Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
Dr. Gian Marco Moisé studied Politics and International Relations in Dublin. Since 2022, he is Programme Analyst in democracy development in Brussels. Previously, Moisé was Ph.D. candidate at Dublin City University and a fellow of the MSCA RISE SHADOW: An exploration of the nature of informal economies and shadow practices in the former USSR region. Moisé is author of Understanding Politics, a YouTube Channel teaching political theory to students. His previous books include Capire I Balcani Orientali: Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova: dal 1989 ai giorni nostri (Bottega Errante Editore 2023). His papers have been published by, among other outlets, Central Asian Survey, Journal of Extreme Anthropology, and The Extractive Industries and Society.
Dr Alena Ledeneva is Professor of Politics and Society at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies of University College London.
"The House Always Wins is a majestic theoretical and empirical encounter with the complex, informal methods kleptocrats and their retinues use to ruthlessly raid oil wealth. While empirically anchored in Central Asia, this is not an area studies text, it is a methodical study of kleptocracy. Moisé's eye for forensic empirical detail and his razor-sharp ability to extract from the data transferable analytical propositions will make this pioneering volume of significant interest to scholars, policy makers, and civil society working globally on the vexed issue of corruption, kleptocracy, and hydrocarbons."
-Kristian Lasslett, Professor of Criminology, Ulster University
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.07.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): Andreas Umland |
| Vorwort | Alena Ledeneva |
| Verlagsort | Hannover |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 444 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung |
| Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
| Schlagworte | Ãlindustrie • Kasachstan • Korruption • Ölindustrie |
| ISBN-10 | 3-8382-1917-1 / 3838219171 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-8382-1917-2 / 9783838219172 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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