VIOLENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN POST-COMMUNIST RUSSIA

In: The Pacific review, Band 51, Heft 5, S. 741-754

Abstract

THE AUTHOR INVESTIGATES THE ROLE OF ORGANIZED VIOLENCE IN THE PROCESS OF MARKET AND STATE BUILDING IN RUSSIA. VIOLENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAN BE DEFINED AS A SET OF ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS AND ACTION STRATEGIES ENABLING THE CONVERSION OF ORGANIZED FORCE, OR ORGANIZED VIOLENCE, INTO MONEY OR OTHER MARKET RESOURCES ON A PERMANENT BASIS. IN POST-COMMUNIST RUSSIA, VIOLENT ENTREPRENEURIAL AGENCIES CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO THREE TYPES: (1) STATE AND ILLEGAL (UNITS OF STATE POLICE AND SECURITY FORCES ACTING AS PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS); NON-STATE AND LEGAL (PRIVATE PROTECTION COMPANIES); AND PRIVATE AND ILLEGAL (ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUPS).