Oil and gas: a blessing for the few. Hydrocarbons and inequality within regions in Russia

Tullio Buccellato, Tomasz Mickiewicz

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Abstract

Building on earlier work on regional inequality in Russia the article seeks to demonstrate that the regional oil and gas abundance is associated with high within-region inequality. It provides empirical evidence that hydrocarbons represent one of the leading determinants of an increased gap between rich and poor in the producing regions. The discussion focuses on a possible cluster of geographic, economic and political factors underlying the phenomenon.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)385-407
Number of pages23
JournalEurope-Asia Studies
Volume61
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2009

Bibliographical note

This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Buccellato, T., & Mickiewicz, T. (2009). Oil and gas: a blessing for the few. Hydrocarbons and inequality within regions in Russia. Europe-Asia studies, 61(3), 385-407. Europe-Asia studies © 2009 University of Glasgow, Taylor & Francis, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09668130902753275

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