A Note on Enterprise Housing Divestiture in the Russian Federation*
To encourage enterprise privatization and improve enterprise efficiency, the Russian Federation government mandated that local governments assume financial and management responsibility for the housing stock of privatizing enterprises. Despite the mandate, the process of enterprise housing divestiture has proceeded relatively slowly. This paper overviews the legal basis for enterprise housing divestiture and discusses the fiscal impact of divestiture on enterprises and local government budgets. We collected data in three Russian cities: Petrozavodsk, Ryazan, and Vladimir, during the fall of 1995. We conclude that, although the financial benefits to enterprises may be quite significant, the cost of enterprise housing divestiture will impose a significant financial burden on local governments. This conclusion explains the hesitancy of many local governments, despite the federal government mandate, to accept the housing stock of privatizing enterprises.
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1996
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Authors: | Struyk, Raymond ; O'Leary, Sheila ; Dmitrieva, Ilona |
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Comparative Economic Studies. - Palgrave Macmillan, ISSN 0888-7233. - Vol. 38.1996, 4, p. 53-67
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Palgrave Macmillan |
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