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Author:
O'Brien, David J., 1941-
Title:
Measuring social and economic change in rural Russia : surveys from 1991 to 2003 / David J. O'Brien and Valery V. Patsiorkovsky.
Publisher:
Lexington Books,
Copyright Date:
c2006
Description:
xxxiii, 240 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Social change--Russia (Federation)
Social surveys--Russia (Federation)
Post-communism--Russia (Federation).
Russia (Federation)--Rural conditions.
Russia (Federation)--Economic conditions--1991-
Other Authors:
PatŁsiorkovski♯Ư, V. V.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?
Series:
Rural economies in transition
ISBN:
9780739114209
0739114204 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)62161231
LCCN:
2005030880
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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