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Do Repeat Players Behave Differently in Russia? Contractual and Litigation Behavior of Russian Enterprises

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2024

Kathryn Hendley ,
Randi Ryterman  and
Peter Murrell
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Abstract

We examine whether Galanter's repeat player (RP) concept helps in deciphering the law-related behavior of Russian enterprises. We adapt the RP concept to the Russian context defining the Russian repeat player (RRP). Using data from 328 enterprises, we examine whether RRP-ness explains the use of protokols of disagreement, petitioning to freeze assets, contractual prepayment, and litigation activity. RRPs are very different from Galanter's RPs, generally exhibiting less aggression and innovativeness, but suing other RRPs frequently. Examination of factors other than RRP-ness suggests the presence of lawyers is important in determining law-related activity, a result not necessarily expected in Russia.

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Law & Society Review , Volume 33 , Issue 4: Do the “Haves” Still Come Out Ahead? , 1999 , pp. 833 - 867
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Copyright © 1999 by the Law and Society Association

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Footnotes

Thanks are due to Alla V. Mozgovaya of the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who coordinated the survey throughout Russia, and to James H. Anderson and Berta Heybey for research assistance. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research, the World Bank, and the U.S. Agency for International Development under Cooperative Agreement No. DHR-0015-A-00-0031-00 to the Center on Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS). The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.

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