The Chinese household registration system (hukou), which divides the population into
“agricultural” and “nonagricultural” sectors, may be the most important determinant of …

After the Deluge offers a new, provocative interpretation of Russia's struggle in the 1990s to
construct a democratic system of government in the largest and most geographically divided …

In Russia, market transition has led to swee** structural changes: a long recession,
growth of the private sector, expansion of certain branches of the economy and contraction …

In the preface to this report, it is asserted that," history hovers... over any discussion of fiscal
federalism in Russia." This report not only reviews that history, but also follows it to the …

Soviet legacies and uneven economic distress make post-Soviet Russia an especially
interesting case in which to assess the effects of economic performance on regional net …

Two economic geographers examine trends in economic performance and quality of life of
the population in Russia's regions from 1990 to the first years of the 21st century. The paper …

Political Elite and the New Russia convincingly argues that although reforms in Russia have
been initiated by those close to the President, in fact local and national elites have been the …

The paper examines the prospects for resource-based development in the Russian Far East.
It adopts a critical perspective on the potential for resource-based development by …

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Since the collapse of state socialism, self-employment has become a path to relative
material success in Russia. Fifteen hypotheses regarding the effects of individual and …