Vladimir Mau was a leading participant in the formulation of economic reforms in Russia in the 1990s–2010s. In 1992–93, he was Advisor to the Chairman of the Russian government and, in 1997–2002, he was Head of the Working Centre for Economic Reforms of the Russian government. He is a leading expert in the fields of economic theory, the history of economic thought and the Russian national economy. He is the author of twenty-five monographs, books and textbooks published in Russia and the UK, as well as about 700 published papers. He is currently Rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA).

• ContentsPrefaceIntroduction. Economic Crises in Contemporary History of RussiaPart I. Crises and RevolutionsChapter 1. A Breakdown in Continuity: Key Aspects of a Revolutionary TransformationChapter 2. Post-Communist Russia: Characteristics of the Revolutionary TransformationsPart II. The 1998 Crisis in RussiaChapter 3. The Background of the 1998 Financial Crisis in RussiaChapter 4. The Chronicle of the Financial CrisisChapter 5. The Political Nature of the Financial CrisisChapter 6. Anti-Crisis PoliciesChapter 7. Effects of the 1998 Financial CrisisPart III. Challenges of the Global Crisis Chapter 8. Global Crisis: Historical Context and Trends of Economic Development Chapter 9. Anti-crisis: Labels, Fears, Traps Chapter 10. In Quest for a New Economic ModelPart IV. The Russian Version of the Global CrisisChapter 11. The Drama of 2008: From an Economic Miracle to an Economic CrisisChapter 12. Economic Policy of 2009: Between Crisis and ModernizationChapter 13. Economic Policy in 2010: In Search of InnovationChapter 14. Economic Policy of 2011: The Global Crisis and the Search for a New Growth ModelChapter 15. Economic Policy of 2012: Between Modernization and StagnationChapter 16. Economic Policy of 2013: Reconstruction or Acceleration?Chapter 17. Economic Policy of 2014: A New Frontier and Old ChallengesChapter 18. Economic Policy of 2015: Sanctions and Anti-Crisis Agenda