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Family business in Russia: the path to middle class?
Author(s) -
Barkhatova na,
McMylor Peter,
Mellor Rosemary
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the british journal of sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.826
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1468-4446
pISSN - 0007-1315
DOI - 10.1080/00071310120044971
Subject(s) - middle class , fragility , soviet union , class (philosophy) , property (philosophy) , political science , sociology , economy , economics , law , epistemology , philosophy , chemistry , politics
The paper seeks to explore via a series of interview‐based case studies aspects of the emergence of an entrepreneurial middle‐class in Russia. The paper notes the origins of those studied in the professional or highly skilled workers in the former Soviet Union. The paper reveals the complexity and fragility of the circumstances of these entrepreneurs and suggests that commentary in both Russia and the West that pins its hopes for social stability on the emergence of a new property owning middle class in Russia are, at best, premature.