Abstract

The caselet explains the formation of Yukos, an oil company, by the Russian government and the scuffle that took place between the oil giant and the government.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• Drop in consumption of domestic oil in Russia
• Establishment of vertically integrated companies (VICs) in Russia
• Formation of Russia’s first completely privatized company
• and Reasons for decline of business confidence in Russia.

Keywords

Liberal Democratic Party, International Peace Cooperation Law, defense policy