188 research outputs found
Survival through networks: the 'grip' of the administrative links in the Russian post-Soviet context
Ā© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Based on an analysis of the post-Soviet transformation experience of four defence sector organizations in a Russian region where the defence sector occupies a substantial part of the local economy, this article develops a typology of network relationships: Grooved Inter-relationship Patterns (Grāip) networks and Fluid Inter-relationship Patterns (Flāip) networks. This typology can be applied to a range of transition/emerging market and low system trust contexts. Grāip networks, in this case, represent the persisting legacy of the Soviet command-administrative system. Flāip networks are here an attempt by the defence companies to link into the civilian supply chains of a developing market economy. This article argues that Grāip networks had and still have a crucial role to play in Russian enterprisesā survival and development
Oil and gas:a blessing for the few. Hydrocarbons and inequality within regions in Russia
Building on earlier work on regional inequality in Russia the article seeks to demonstrate that the regional oil and gas abundance is associated with high within-region inequality. It provides empirical evidence that hydrocarbons represent one of the leading determinants of an increased gap between rich and poor in the producing regions. The discussion focuses on a possible cluster of geographic, economic and political factors underlying the phenomenon
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