Using ethnographic evidence from the former Soviet republics, this paper examines a relatively new and mainly unobserved concept in international business literature: the phenomenon of communication disengagement that manifests itself in many emerging markets. We link it to the deficiencies of...

Two principal directions of state regional policy adoption have been considered: «equalization» and support of the «engine» constituent entities. Drawbacks of the priority support policy of the most developed entities have been singled out. Recommendations have been formulated;...

Effective property rights protection plays a fundamental role in promoting economic performance. Yet measurement problems make the relationship between property rights and entrepreneurship an ambiguous issue. As an advancement on previous research in this paper we propose a new approach to the...

Purpose This paper aims to provide an introduction to how worker co-operatives and other organisations based on principles of the participatory economy have been adopted in a range of international contexts as a vehicle for transforming places with a strong aspiration to address...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate labour market practices in a transition economy in relation to broader institutional configurations. Design/methodology/approach – Through a review of relevant literature and the analysis of statistical data the paper reveals some...

This volume offers an important vision of co-operation as an alternative to the neoliberal market, exploring the cooperative model's potential for driving environmental and socio-economic transformation in the post-COVID world