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Most recent research seeks to explain contemporary changes in
Russia by analysing the decisions of Russian leaders, oligarchs and
politicians based in Moscow. This book examines another Russia, one
of ordinary people changing their environment and taking
opportunities to provoke societal changes in small towns and the
countryside. Russia is a resource-rich society and the country's
strategy and institutional structure are built on the most valuable
of these resources: oil and gas. Analysing the implications of this
situation at the local level, this book offers chapters on resource
use, local authorities, enterprises, poverty and types of
individual, as well as a final chapter which places local societies
within the framework of the Russian politicised economy. Based on
extensive empirical data gathered through more than 400
semi-structured interviews with entrepreneurs, teachers, social
workers and those working for the local authorities, this book
sheds light on the role of local activity in the development of
Russian society and is essential reading for students and scholars
interested in Russia and its politics.
This book provides an overview of poverty and well-being in Russia.
Increasing poverty rates during the 1990s were followed by greater
attention to social policies in the 2000s and increased efforts to
engage people in socially oriented NGOs and 'encourage' them to
contribute to the fulfillment of social aims. What impact did these
developments have on the prevalence of poverty in contemporary
Russian society? Tracing continuities from the Soviet system
alongside recent developments such as the falling price of oil,
economic sanctions, and changes in directions of social policy,
this book explores the impact of poverty, inequality and social
programmes. The author examines the agency of people living in
poverty and those engaged in social policy, using official
statistics, survey data and interviews from four Russian regions to
explain the reasons and consequences of poverty and people's
attempts to get out of it. The approach is based on institutional
theory, complemented by Amartya Sen's capability approach
highlighting the importance of agency and an institutional
framework as a means for change. A timely book that will be of
interest to students of contemporary Russian politics as well as
those engaged in social policy issues.
Examines the impact of poverty, inequality and social programmes in
Russia, exploring these issues from the 1990s to the present day.
The approach is based on institutional theory, complemented by
Amartya Sen's capability approach highlighting the importance of
agency and an institutional framework as a means for change. The
emphasis on agency, female responsibility and the role of NGOs is a
significant contribution to the field.
One of the main ideas behind this book was to trace continuities
from the Soviet time to post-Soviet Russia. There are many
similarities between Russia and Ukraine, indicating such a
continuation. Russia and Ukraine had a lot in common in terms of
culture, language and history, partly also because of their common
origin. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, however, the two
independent countries chose different routes of development. This
makes it possible to distinguish between the effects of
politics/reforms on the one hand, and the impacts from the Soviet
system on the other. After some more or less chaotic development
paths in the 1990s, showing clear differences between the two
countries, and before the contemporary conflict broke out in
Eastern Ukraine (2013), they had once again more similarities in
terms of political leadership and policies in general. The chapters
in this book focus on Ukraine and on two regions in Russia: Nizhny
Novgorod and Archangelsk. Contributors look at attitudes towards
poverty and poor people; strategies of the poor; and policies
against poverty. This book was published as a special issue of the
Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe.
One of the main ideas behind this book was to trace continuities
from the Soviet time to post-Soviet Russia. There are many
similarities between Russia and Ukraine, indicating such a
continuation. Russia and Ukraine had a lot in common in terms of
culture, language and history, partly also because of their common
origin. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, however, the two
independent countries chose different routes of development. This
makes it possible to distinguish between the effects of
politics/reforms on the one hand, and the impacts from the Soviet
system on the other. After some more or less chaotic development
paths in the 1990s, showing clear differences between the two
countries, and before the contemporary conflict broke out in
Eastern Ukraine (2013), they had once again more similarities in
terms of political leadership and policies in general. The chapters
in this book focus on Ukraine and on two regions in Russia: Nizhny
Novgorod and Archangelsk. Contributors look at attitudes towards
poverty and poor people; strategies of the poor; and policies
against poverty. This book was published as a special issue of the
Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe.
Most recent research seeks to explain contemporary changes in
Russia by analysing the decisions of Russian leaders, oligarchs and
politicians based in Moscow. This book examines another Russia, one
of ordinary people changing their environment and taking
opportunities to provoke societal changes in small towns and the
countryside. Russia is a resource-rich society and the country's
strategy and institutional structure are built on the most valuable
of these resources: oil and gas. Analysing the implications of this
situation at the local level, this book offers chapters on resource
use, local authorities, enterprises, poverty and types of
individual, as well as a final chapter which places local societies
within the framework of the Russian politicised economy. Based on
extensive empirical data gathered through more than 400
semi-structured interviews with entrepreneurs, teachers, social
workers and those working for the local authorities, this book
sheds light on the role of local activity in the development of
Russian society and is essential reading for students and scholars
interested in Russia and its politics.
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