Rural entrepreneurs in Russia and the Ukraine: origins, motivations, and institutional change.(rural business management)

From: Journal of Economic Issues | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Kalantaridis, Christos; Labrianidis, Lois | Copyright information

One of the key issues confronting both Russia and the Ukraine during the transformation process is the emergence of economic agents that could operate in a market economy. The origin and motivation of entrepreneurship are fundamental issues for researchers and policy makers. However, a historical hostility toward private business--that in large parts of Russia and the Ukraine predates socialism--combined with a shortage of capital and the skills necessary to engage in the process o...

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