Comments on: Glowing Georgians and Radioactive Russians http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/energy/glowing-georgians-and-radioactive-russians/ European Opinion Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:45:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Charly http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/energy/glowing-georgians-and-radioactive-russians/#comment-16873 Charly Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:38:39 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2824#comment-16873 Weird way to put it. Nor do i think that bribery is now out of the question in Russia (or the West) Weird way to put it. Nor do i think that bribery is now out of the question in Russia (or the West)

]]> By: Alex http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/energy/glowing-georgians-and-radioactive-russians/#comment-16872 Alex Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:27:23 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2824#comment-16872 The position under Yeltsin was that the State couldn't pay its bills, and the oligarchs could offer essentially infinite amounts of money to pay bribes. The position under Putin is that the state can now offer essentially limitless patronage, thanks to high oil and other commodity prices and the renationalisation of the relevant industries, and can price anyone trying to bribe their way to the nukes out of the market. The position under Yeltsin was that the State couldn’t pay its bills, and the oligarchs could offer essentially infinite amounts of money to pay bribes.

The position under Putin is that the state can now offer essentially limitless patronage, thanks to high oil and other commodity prices and the renationalisation of the relevant industries, and can price anyone trying to bribe their way to the nukes out of the market.

]]> By: Charly http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/energy/glowing-georgians-and-radioactive-russians/#comment-16871 Charly Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:57:46 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=2824#comment-16871 "Putin is in a position to hold a dramatically bigger share of the market for corruption than Yeltsin ever could," I don't understand what you mean with this “Putin is in a position to hold a dramatically bigger share of the market for corruption than Yeltsin ever could,”

I don’t understand what you mean with this

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