Wandering Workers: Mores, Behavior, Way of Life, and Political Status of Domestic Russian labor migrants

by Juri Plusnin, Andreas Umland (Editor), Julia Kazantseva (Translator), Yana Zausaeva, Natalia Zhidkevich

Overview

This timely book offers a fresh perspective on the issue of contemporary migratory labor, otkhodnichestvo, in Russia-the temporary departure of inhabitants from small towns and villages for short-term jobs in the major cities of Russia. Although otkhodnichestvo is a mass phenomenon, it is not reflected in official economic statistics. Based on numerous interviews with otkhodniks and local experts, this stunningly original work focuses on the central and northern regions of European Russia. The authors draw a social portrait of the contemporary otkhodnik and offer a sociological assessment of the economic and political status these 'wandering workers' live with.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783838267135
Publisher:	ibidem
Publication date:	05/01/2015
Series:	Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society , #141
Sold by:	Libreka GmbH
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Juri M. Plusnin is professor at the Department for Public Administration of the National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow. Yana D. Zausaeva is an analyst at the Laboratory for Local Administration of the Higher School of Economics, Moscow. Natalia N. Zhidkevich is an analyst at the Laboratory for Local Administration of the Higher School of Economics, Moscow. Artemy A. Pozanenko is an analyst at the Laboratory for Local Administration of the Higher School of Economics, Moscow.

Table of Contents

Preface
Preface to the 2013 Russian edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The phenomenon of otkhodnichestvo
2. Russian otkhodnichestvo: milestones
3. A study of contemporary otkhodnichestvo
4. Estimating the population of otkhodniks
5. Regional specialization by type of craft
6. Otkhodnik in society Who, why and for what purpose seeks jobs away from home?
7. Otkhodnik in society Expected and actual compensation, working conditions and reasons to give up otkhodnichestvo
8. Otkhodnik at home
9. Otkhodniks and the State
10 Otkhodnichestvo as a new factor of social and political life in Russia
Conclusion
Literature

Editorial Reviews

A really interesting book. Obvious are comparisons with other labor and social markets in China, the EU, and even in Australia.... Naturally, the local authorities do not concern themselves with these out-of-town workers, because they add nothing to their expenditure budgets but bring a lot into the spending side.

Gregory R. Copley

A really interesting book. Obvious are comparisons with other labor and social markets in China, the EU, and even in Australia. […] Naturally, the local authorities do not concern themselves with these out-of-town workers, because they add nothing to their expenditure budgets but bring a lot into the spending side.

Dr. Gregory R. Copley

[An] interesting portrait of migrant workers.... Recommended.

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