Attempts under Putin to Create a Unified Economic Space in Russia

Has President Vladimir Putin made any headway in reversing the trend of decentralization (or literally disintegration) that characterized the Russian economy in the 1990s? To answer this question, this paper first considers institutional developments related to Russia’s economic integration. It then examines some empirical data on differences among Russian territorial units in terms of economic development and reform. Finally, it considers the territorialized nature of economic opportunity in the Russian Federation. […]

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