1st Edition
Democracy, Civic Culture and Small Business in Russia's Regions Social Processes in Comparative Historical Perspective
1. Small Business Owners and Regional Democracy 2. Small Business and Regional Democracy: Quantitative Analysis 3. Elaborated Process Mapping and Case Selection 4. The Samara Region: a Tale of Two Cities 5. The Smolensk Region: Small Business and the Uses of Adversity 6. The Rostov Region: Limits of Patrimonial Exchange 7. Fathers and Sons: Entrepreneurship and Elite Transformation in the Perm Region 8. Concluding Arguments
Biography
Molly O'Neal, who has had a long career as a United States diplomat and State Department official focusing on the countries of the former Soviet Union, is currently a Visiting Scholar at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, USA
“Impressive … excellent … original … addresses large and profound issues, in a sophisticated way … could well have an appeal beyond the Russian studies audience.” - Philip Hanson, Chatham House and University of Birmingham, UK.
"This fascinating study, of Putnam-esque ambition, brings a fresh perspective to the forces shaping Russia’s trajectory over the past generation. Focusing on the nascent small business community in four different regions, O’Neal’s richly textured analysis highlights post-communism’s complex interplay of politics, economics and history." - William Pyle, Middlebury College, USA.
'O’Neal’s approach offers a refreshing alternative and focus on influential regional actors... O’Neal’s book raises major questions about the uneven pattern of democracy and development in Russia. Her fieldwork in the Russian provinces is outstanding.' - Raymond Taras, Tulane University
