New rich, new poor, new Russia : winners and losers on the Russian road to capitalism / Bertram Silverman and Murray Yanowitch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silverman, Bertram.

Contributor:

Yanowitch, Murray.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russia (Federation)--Economic conditions--1991---Congresses.

Russia (Federation).

Economic conditions.

Wealth--Russia (Federation)--Congresses.

Wealth.

Poverty--Russia (Federation)--Congresses.

Poverty.

Capitalism--Russia (Federation)--Congresses.

Capitalism.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xv, 159 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Rich, poor, Russia

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [1997]

Summary:

Why are so many Russians ambivalent about the rapid economic and political changes they have been experiencing over the past decade? To answer that question, this book examines the unequal distribution of the costs and benefits of reform in Russia, its impact on the socioeconomic structure of the population, and the ways in which these changes violate social perceptions of equity and fairness.

Among the major issues examined in this context are-- the emergence of the "new poor"; -- the changing economic and social status of women; -- the highly differentiated impact of marketization on various sectors of the working class; -- the social sources of recruitment of Russia's new entrepreneurial class and business elite.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-154) and index.

ISBN:

1563247046

1563247054

OCLC:

36501287