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Economic Internationalization of Russia: Roots, Trends, and Scenarios

College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, MS 8385, Los Angeles, CA 900452659, USA, azhuplev{at}lmu.edu

This article examines the background conditions, trends, and scenarios of Russian economic internationalization. In the context of globalization, Russia is stepping up efforts to re-establish itself as a regional and global power. Despite recent progress in domestic economic development, Russia's comparative ratings in major international surveys remain modest or low and many indicators of political rights and civil liberties in Russia demonstrate worsening trends. Russia still lags behind other countries on many of the criteria measuring economic freedom, market attractiveness, globalization, corruption, opacity, and competitiveness. The article explores the lessons for Russia in its political-economic transformation from "peer" countries such as Chile, China, and Venezuela. In exploring the driving forces of Russian economic internationalization, the article focuses on three alternative scenarios conceptualized as "Chilean," "Chinese," and "Venezuelan." Each of these scenarios reflects various traits that have commonalities with the Russian political-economic system, leadership, and situational characteristics in the international context. After examining the internal dynamics and external environmental factors pertaining to Russia, the article concludes that the most probable mid-range alternative for economic internationalization will resemble the Venezuelan scenario, with some elements of the Chinese model also evident.

Key Words: Economic internationalization • Globalization • Integration • Russia

International Political Science Review, Vol. 29, No. 1, 99-119 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0192512107083449


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