The British Journal of Sociology
Volume 52 Issue 2 2001
Pages 249-270
Abstract
The paper seekS to explore via a series of interview based case studies aspects of the emergence of an entrepreneurial middle-class in Russia. The paper notes the origins of those studied in the proffesional or highly skilled workers in the former Soviet Union. The paper reveals the complexity and fragility of the circumstances of these entrepreneurs and suggests that commentary in both Russia and the West that pins its hopes for social stability on the emergence of a new property owning middle class in Russia are, at best, premature.
Keywords: Russia, Family, Business, Middle-class, Entrepreneurs, Transition.
Nonna Barkhatova, Peter McMylor and Rosmary Mellor
Department of Sociology, University of Manchester