The book is now out, published by the Brookings Institution. You can find information about it by clicking here. You can also download the first chapter of the book.

   Here is the table of contents.
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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Illusion versus Reality

Chapter 3: Roots of the Virtual Economy

Chapter 4: "Igor" in the Virtual Economy

Chapter 5: Evolution of the Virtual Economy

Chapter 6: A Simple Accounting Exercise

Chapter 7: Running Out of Value

Chapter 8: The Virtual State

Chapter 9: Mr. Putin's Dilemma

Chapter 10: What Is to Be Done?

Appendix A: An Example of Barter to Evade Taxes

Appendix B: Selected Data and Findings from the Karpov Commission Report

Appendix C: Further Comments on Value Destruction

Appendix D: The Director's Decision Problem

Appendix E: An Evolutionary Model

Appendix F: Regions in r-d Space

References

Index
 
 

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