results of our study, we examine whether Michels' "iron law of oligarchy" applies and whether democratic procedures for …

historische Hinweise, dass die Verbreitung von unternehmerischen Eigenschaften und Verhalten in Russland deutlich geringer ist als …Russia's transition from a centrally planned economy towards a western-type market economy provides an instructive case … study on William Baumol's (1990) hypothesis that entrepreneurship can be allocated to productive activities by appropriate …

In this paper we explore the ways in which institutions and networks influence entrepreneurial development in Russia …. By utilizing new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data collected in 2001, we investigate the effects of the weak … institutional environment in Russia in terms of three dimensions: on the rate of productive entrepreneurial activity measured in …

with respect to its position on climate policy. As a consequence, the factors that shape Russia's behaviour in the context … significantly contributed to Russia's final decision, namely domestic forces. These factors have often been overlooked in the … recent developments in Russia, confirming the key role of the Russian President. …

remarkable lack of such research for transition economies like Russia. This article presents the results of 593 Russian … bemerkenswerten Mangel an solcher Forschung für Transformationsländer wie Russland. Dieser Artikel enthält die Ergebnisse einer … neu gegründeten Unternehmen in Russland beim Übergang von einer Stufe zur nächsten durch eine ungewöhnlich langsame …

We trace the rise of the so called oligarchs in post-Soviet Russia and examine their relationship to income … distribution in Russia. When Russia moved to a market economy in the 1990s a new business elite evolved. Russia’s distinctive path …