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Measuring social and economic change in rural Russia : surveys from 1991 to 2003 / David J. O'Brien and Valery V. Patsiorkovsky.

Author/creator O'Brien, David J., 1941-
Other author/creatorPat︠s︡iorkovskiĭ, V. V.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2006.
Descriptionxxxiii, 240 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Series Rural economies in transition
Rural economies in transition. ^A535378
Contents Introduction : how do we measure change in rural Russia? -- A macro-level view of change in the Russian countryside -- Central government reforms in agriculture -- Regional responses to reforms -- The transformation of Russian agriculture -- The adaptation of villages and households to the new economy -- The impact of reforms on the social organization of the Russian village -- Household capital and agricultural sales -- Household capital and income inequality -- Evaluating the quality of village life -- Rural poverty -- Material goods and services -- Mental health and subjective quality of life -- Building sustainable rural communities -- The future of rural Russia -- What can we learn from the experiment in Russian agrarian reform?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005030880
ISBN0739114204 (cloth : alk. paper)

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