Economic Growth and the Middle Class in an Economy in Transition The
This book studies the evolution of the middle class in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union. Using data from the RLMS (Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey), the volume covers the period of transition (1991-2008) during which many fundamental econo
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Zoya Nissanov
Economic Growth and the Middle Class in an Economy in Transition The Case of Russia
Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being Series editor Jacques Silber, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Zoya Nissanov
Economic Growth and the Middle Class in an Economy in Transition The Case of Russia
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Zoya Nissanov Department of Economics and Business Management Ariel University Ariel Israel
ISSN 2364-107X ISSN 2364-1088 (electronic) Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being ISBN 978-3-319-51093-4 ISBN 978-3-319-51094-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-51094-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016962034 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Jacques Silber for his constructive comments. I also thank Raphael Franck and Grazia Pittau for their comments on earlier versions of some of the chapters. Finally, special thanks to the “Russia Longitudinal Monitoring survey, RLMS-HSE”, conducted by the National Research University Higher School of Economics and ZAO “Demoscope” together with Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Institute of Sociology RAS, for making these data available.
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Contents
1 What Does the Middle Class Refer To? . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Importance, Measurement and Characteristics of the Middle Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.1 Importance of the Middle Class . . . . . . . . 1.1.2 Measurement of the Middle Class . . . . . . . 1.1.3 Characteristics of the Middl
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