Feiler (Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan U., Israel) and Garese, a French attorney who also specializes in Russian commercial law, provide a discussion of political, economic,
and legal issues relating to doing business with Russia and surrounding countries. Each chapter looks at one country--Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, and Kazakhstan--and its political
background, economy, business environment, marketing of goods and services, legal environment, and investment opportunities in pharmaceutical, energy, IT, and other industries. Brief case
studies of a notable foreign business venture in each country are integrated. Information was drawn from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, accounting and consulting firms such
as PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young, commercial services, government sources, academic texts, and economic reports from international and local press sources. The book is intended
for those involved in legal, business, investment, and political decision-making. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
