The House Always Wins

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-3-8382-1917-2
Verlag: ibidem-Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moisé, Gian Marco

Weitere Mitwirkende

Umland, Andreas

Ledeneva, Alena

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Öl- und Gasindustrie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

Umland, Andreas
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.

Moisé, Gian Marco
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.

Ledeneva, Alena
Dr Alena Ledeneva is Professor of Politics and Society at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies of University College London.

Dr Gian Marco Moisé works in democracy development in Brussels. Previously, he was project coordinator of the Global Informality Project (in-formality.com). He received his PhD in Politics and International Relations in Dublin City University (2023), where he was a fellow of the MSCA RISE “SHADOW: An exploration of the nature of informal economies and shadow practices in the former USSR region”. His papers have been published by Central Asian Survey, Journal of Extreme Anthropology, and The Extractive Industries and Society. Moisé is dedicated to the mainstreaming of political science to broader audiences. With this objective, he opened “Understanding Politics”, a YouTube Channel on political theory, and wrote Capire I Balcani Orientali: Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova (Bottega Errante Editore 2023).