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Oil and Gas: A Blessing for the Few. Hydrocarbons and Inequality within Regions in Russia

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  • Tullio Buccellato
  • Tomasz Mickiewicz

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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.

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  • Tullio Buccellato & Tomasz Mickiewicz, 2009. "Oil and Gas: A Blessing for the Few. Hydrocarbons and Inequality within Regions in Russia," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 61(3), pages 385-407.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:61:y:2009:i:3:p:385-407
    DOI: 10.1080/09668130902753275
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