Russian Corporate Capitalism from Peter the Great to Perestroika

by Owen, Thomas C.

• ISBN13: 9780195096774
• ISBN10: 0195096770
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-12-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

From the three perspectives of geography, economic policy, and ideology, this work examines corporate capitalism under the tsarist and late Soviet regimes. Thomas C. Owen discovers a remarkable history of thwarted effort and lost opportunity. He explores the impact of bureaucratic restrictions and reveals the entrepreneurial capabilities of Russia's corporate founders from various social groups as well as the prominence of Poles, Germans, Jews, Armenians, and foreign citizens in the corporate elite of the Russian Empire and its ten largest cities. The study stresses continuities between tsarist and late Soviet periods, especially in the persistence of anti-capitalist attitudes, both radical and reactionary. A provocative final chapter considers the implications of the weak corporate heritage for the future of Russian capitalism.

Author Biography

Thomas C. Owen is Professor of History at Louisiana State University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction: The Challenges of Russian Business History	p. 3
Corporations in the Russian Empire, 1700-1914	p. 16
Corporate Entrepreneurs and Managers, 1821-1914	p. 50
Perestroika and the Failure of Soviet Capitalism, 1985-1990	p. 84
Capitalism and Xenophobia in Russia	p. 115
Conclusion: Varieties of Russian Capitalism	p. 151
A: The Ruscorp Database	p. 173
Notes	p. 201
Works Cited	p. 231
Index	p. 251
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