book chapter
The society and its environment
russia: a country study • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1996 • Pages: 237-294
By: Curtis, Glenn E. (Glenn Eldon), Leighton, Marian Kirsch.
Abstract
This study discusses the effects on Russian society of the disappearance of government-provided welfare services and social safety net programs during the country’s promised transition from decades of communist dictatorship and top-down economic management to Western-style democracy and a market-driven economy. The focus is on the uneven impact on various segments of the population. Stay-at-home mothers and unskilled workers were negatively impacted as they lost government handouts, free health care, factory-owned houses, and job security. High-income professionals and entrepreneurs benefitted from emerging economic opportunities, including increased foreign investment in private enterprises and government policy reforms regarding home ownership and population migration.
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- Eastern Europe
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
- Field Date
- no date given
- Coverage Date
- 1985-1996
- Coverage Place
- Russia
- Notes
- Glen E. Curtis and Marian Leighton
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 294a-294d)
- LCCN
- 97007563
- LCSH
- Russia (Federation)--Social conditions.