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Social Capital and the Demand for Regulation in Russia
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2014-4-77-98
Abstract
There is a popular view in Russian studies arguing that underdevelopment of Russian civil society is partly responsible for the failure of liberal idea in Russia. Fragmented society sees no alternative to massive government regulation, that is why support of strong state is so high. If this logic is true, the differences in civicness across urban societies should show up in liberal parties support. This paper estimates this effect using social capital framework and drawing upon the data from Russian regions.
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R. Menyashev
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Menyashev R. Social Capital and the Demand for Regulation in Russia. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2014;(4):77-98. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2014-4-77-98
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