Governors Matter : A Comparative Study of State-Business Relations in Russia's Regions

This study uses the latest 2011 round of the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey for the Russian Federation to take a closer look at regional-level factors influencing the business environment in Russia. Specifically, the study explores the role of regional administrations and var...

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Main Authors:	Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz, Steinbuks, Jevgenijs
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Wiley 2017
Subjects:	REGIONAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS CORRUPTION REGULATION GOVERNANCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL TRANSITIONS
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26574

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spelling	okr-10986-265742021-05-25T10:54:36Z Governors Matter : A Comparative Study of State-Business Relations in Russia's Regions Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz Steinbuks, Jevgenijs REGIONAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS CORRUPTION REGULATION GOVERNANCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL TRANSITIONS This study uses the latest 2011 round of the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey for the Russian Federation to take a closer look at regional-level factors influencing the business environment in Russia. Specifically, the study explores the role of regional administrations and variables of administrative continuity and governor origin in shaping regional business environment. The findings reveal that regional businesses in Russia are (1) acutely anxious about administrative transitions (as expressed in gubernatorial replacements) and favor administrative continuity, and (2) favor government officials that are locally embedded. The analysis suggests that many localities in Russia have witnessed the emergence of mutually beneficial state-business arrangements that are inimical to economic competition. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions. http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html 2017-05-11T19:42:15Z 2017-05-11T19:42:15Z 2017-04-06 Journal Article Economics of Transition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26574 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Wiley Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Russian Federation
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spellingShingle	REGIONAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS CORRUPTION REGULATION GOVERNANCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL TRANSITIONS Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz Steinbuks, Jevgenijs Governors Matter : A Comparative Study of State-Business Relations in Russia's Regions
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description	This study uses the latest 2011 round of the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey for the Russian Federation to take a closer look at regional-level factors influencing the business environment in Russia. Specifically, the study explores the role of regional administrations and variables of administrative continuity and governor origin in shaping regional business environment. The findings reveal that regional businesses in Russia are (1) acutely anxious about administrative transitions (as expressed in gubernatorial replacements) and favor administrative continuity, and (2) favor government officials that are locally embedded. The analysis suggests that many localities in Russia have witnessed the emergence of mutually beneficial state-business arrangements that are inimical to economic competition. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions. http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html
format	Journal Article
author	Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz Steinbuks, Jevgenijs
author_facet	Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz Steinbuks, Jevgenijs
author_sort	Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz
title	Governors Matter : A Comparative Study of State-Business Relations in Russia's Regions
title_short	Governors Matter : A Comparative Study of State-Business Relations in Russia's Regions
title_full	Governors Matter : A Comparative Study of State-Business Relations in Russia's Regions
title_fullStr	Governors Matter : A Comparative Study of State-Business Relations in Russia's Regions
title_full_unstemmed	Governors Matter : A Comparative Study of State-Business Relations in Russia's Regions
title_sort	governors matter : a comparative study of state-business relations in russia's regions
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2017
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26574
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Governors Matter : A Comparative Study of State-Business Relations in Russia's Regions

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