Privatization in Moscow

Moscow is at the cutting edge of economic and political change in Russia. Transformation of the urban scene from one developed according to the principles of socialism and the dictates of centralized planning decisions to one increasingly conditioned by the rules of the marketplace is well under way...

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Published in:Geographical review 1994-04, Vol.84 (2), p.201-215
Main Author: Bater, James H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business
Cities
Corporations
Economic aspects
Economic change
Economic conditions
Economic planning
Geography
Government bureaucracy
Housing
Municipal governments
Political change
Privatization
Privatization (Business)
Retail stores
Russia
Social change
Standard of living
Urban areas
Urban economics
Workforce
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Summary:Moscow is at the cutting edge of economic and political change in Russia. Transformation of the urban scene from one developed according to the principles of socialism and the dictates of centralized planning decisions to one increasingly conditioned by the rules of the marketplace is well under way. Aided if not prodded by both federal and municipal decrees, privatization of the urban economy has made substantial progress. More than one-quarter of the labor force in Moscow is employed in the nongovernmental sector, and about the same share of all apartments has been privatized. In subtle ways market forces are beginning to alter the built environment and the social geography of Moscow.
ISSN:0016-7428
1931-0846
DOI:10.2307/215331