There were many people who helped us during the process of writing this book. It would be impossible to keep track of them all. Therefore, to all that we have forgotten to list, please don’t hold it against us!
We would like to thank Dr. Patrick Barron, professor at the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and of Austrian economics at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, for his contributions.
We also would like to thank Mr. Bo-Young Lin, from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for his support and insights. We would also like to express our appreciation to many corporate leaders who shared their views and experiences with us in the CIS region. Our special thanks go to the following leaders and great friends: Jörgen Eriksson, founding partner at Bearing Group Ltd, in London, United Kingdom; Ewelina Kroll, public relations manager at East Europe Consulting; Piotr Kozicki, business information security officer at Citigroup Global Fund Services in Warsaw, Poland; Julius Niedvaras, director of international business school at Vilnius University, Lithuania; Luc Jalllois Sr. vice president at LJL Consulting, Kiev, Ukraine; Galyna Konto, investment manager, Kiev, Ukraine; Markéta Remišovská, principal at Rizzo Associates, Praga, Czech Republic; and Dmitriy Lisenkov, hedge fund manager at The Russian Technology Fund, St. Petersburg, Russia.
We would also like to thank our International Business research assistant at Nichols College, Jeremy Berger, for his enthusiasm and dedication in supporting the completion of this project.