Netwoks in the Russian market economy /

Netwoks in the Russian market economy /

If Russia has become a market economy, how does it function on a grassroots level? In addition to market mechanisms, what kinds of social and moral principles are at work in the new Russian economy? Is the 'Soviet legacy' still present in post-Soviet business practices? This book searches...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lonkila, Markku
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Subjects:
INDUSTRIA INFORMATICA
FEDERACION DE RUSIA
INDUSTRIA DE ORDENADORES
RUSIA
Online Access:http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9780230294936
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Using Networks to find out about Networks
  • The Evolution of Russia's IT Sector
  • The Soviet Legacy and its Transformation in the Russian IT Field
  • Social Milieus and Personal Network Growth in the St. Petersburg IT Industry
  • The Types of Economic Resources Transmitted Through the Networks of St.Petersburg IT Professionals
  • Social Mechanisms Governing the Informal Transactions between Russian IT Managers
  • The Spirit of Russian IT Capitalism
  • Conclusions
  • A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org.

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