Networks in the Russian Market Economy

A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. This book examines the significance of networks among the firms operative in the contemporary Russian software industry in the St. Petersburg region.

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MARKKU LONKILA is an Academy of Finland Research Fellow working at the Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki. His research interests include social networks, the role of information and communications technology in the social, political and economic development of Russia, and the study of Russian civic activism in a comparative perspective.

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Preface Introduction Using Networks to find out about Networks The Evolution of Russia's IT Sector The Soviet Legacy and its Transformation in the Russian IT Field Social Milieus and Personal Network Growth in the St. Petersburg IT Industry The Types of Economic Resources Transmitted Through the Networks of St.Petersburg IT Professionals Social Mechanisms Governing the Informal Transactions between Russian IT Managers The Spirit of Russian IT Capitalism Conclusions A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org.