Economic Development in Tatarstan: Global Markets and a Russian Region

by Leo McCann

Overview

Based on extensive original research in the Republic of Tatarstan, in the Central Volga region of Russia, this book examines the economic development path followed by Tatarstan since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Russian financial crash of 1998. It argues that the roles of global capitalism and globalisation are somewhat exaggerated in much contemporary academic literature. In the case of Tatarstan, a strong state role, tightly-knit local elite networks, and the inheritance of the Soviet politic and industrial systems are the most important socio-economic formations in explaining the region's development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415647342
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/15/2012
Series:	Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Leo McCann is Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Cardiff Business School. Having completed his PhD on postsocialist development in Tatarstan, Russia at the University of Kent, he has gone on to examine the transformation of employment relations in other societies, including the UK, USA and Japan. He is currently working on a book on organizational change and middle managers in these three countries.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1. Globalization, Post-Soviet Development, and a Russian Region 2. Methodology 3. Informal Networks in Tatarstan Development 4. Tatarstan and Regionalization 5. Tatarstan's Future Development 6. Tatarstan and Globalization Bibliography Index