A study of the actors and institutions that shaped decision-making on privatization in the Russian oil industry between 1992 and 2006. The book analyses the origins of privatization as a policy on a macro, industry-wide level, as well as presenting three in-depth case studies of privatization on a company level.Notes on Transliteration and Translation Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations List of Principal Political& Economic Actors Introduction: The Policy-Making Process The Initiation and Spread of Privatization Case Study of YUKOS Case Study of Slavneft' Case Study of Rosneft' Conclusion Appendices Endnotes BibliographyLI-CHEN SIM?is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Zayed University (Abu Dhabi), United Arab Emirates.