Authoritarian state capitalism: spatial planning and the megaproject in Russia
The phenomenon of state capitalism is attracting growing attention in economic geography and political economy. We contribute to the debate by exploring the authoritarian state capitalism variant whereby the state moves beyond a predominantly regulatory role and appears as the dominant actor. We tak...
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ftunivcardiff:oai:https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk:149845 2023-05-15T15:05:21+02:00 Authoritarian state capitalism: spatial planning and the megaproject in Russia Kinossian, Nadir Morgan, Kevin 2022-05-31 application/pdf https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/149845/ https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X221104824 https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/149845/1/K%20Morgan%202022%20authoritarian%20state%20capitalism%20postprint.pdf en eng SAGE Publications https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/149845/1/K%20Morgan%202022%20authoritarian%20state%20capitalism%20postprint.pdf Kinossian, Nadir https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/view/cardiffauthors/A062838W.html and Morgan, Kevin https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/view/cardiffauthors/A0241291.html orcid:0000-0002-2933-2231 orcid:0000-0002-2933-2231 2022. Authoritarian state capitalism: spatial planning and the megaproject in Russia. Environment and Planning A 10.1177/0308518X221104824 https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X221104824 file https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/149845/1/K%20Morgan%202022%20authoritarian%20state%20capitalism%20postprint.pdf doi:10.1177/0308518X221104824 Article PeerReviewed 2022 ftunivcardiff https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X221104824 2022-12-01T23:35:04Z The phenomenon of state capitalism is attracting growing attention in economic geography and political economy. We contribute to the debate by exploring the authoritarian state capitalism variant whereby the state moves beyond a predominantly regulatory role and appears as the dominant actor. We take Russia to be a prominent example of authoritarian state capitalism because the central state has subjugated economy, created organisational structures and designed development strategies to serve the interests of the kleptocrat, inverting the conventional meaning of ‘state capture’. The paper illustrates the centrality of the state by exploring two state-sponsored megaprojects: (i) the upgrade of the Northern Sea Route and (ii) the construction of innovation clusters (Skolkovo). In the first case, the state directs resources to the Northern Sea Route to secure Russia's control of the Arctic. In the second case, the state attempts to replicate the perceived developmental success stories of the West by fostering technology clusters. Each illustrative case offers an instructive insight into Russia's authoritarian state capitalism characterised by tensions between its own political and economic repertoires and a contentious relationship with the Western-dominated liberal capitalist world order. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northern Sea Route Cardiff University: ORCA (Online Research @ Cardiff) Arctic Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 0308518X2211048 |
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The phenomenon of state capitalism is attracting growing attention in economic geography and political economy. We contribute to the debate by exploring the authoritarian state capitalism variant whereby the state moves beyond a predominantly regulatory role and appears as the dominant actor. We take Russia to be a prominent example of authoritarian state capitalism because the central state has subjugated economy, created organisational structures and designed development strategies to serve the interests of the kleptocrat, inverting the conventional meaning of ‘state capture’. The paper illustrates the centrality of the state by exploring two state-sponsored megaprojects: (i) the upgrade of the Northern Sea Route and (ii) the construction of innovation clusters (Skolkovo). In the first case, the state directs resources to the Northern Sea Route to secure Russia's control of the Arctic. In the second case, the state attempts to replicate the perceived developmental success stories of the West by fostering technology clusters. Each illustrative case offers an instructive insight into Russia's authoritarian state capitalism characterised by tensions between its own political and economic repertoires and a contentious relationship with the Western-dominated liberal capitalist world order. |
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Authoritarian state capitalism: spatial planning and the megaproject in Russia |
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Authoritarian state capitalism: spatial planning and the megaproject in Russia |
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https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/149845/1/K%20Morgan%202022%20authoritarian%20state%20capitalism%20postprint.pdf Kinossian, Nadir https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/view/cardiffauthors/A062838W.html and Morgan, Kevin https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/view/cardiffauthors/A0241291.html orcid:0000-0002-2933-2231 orcid:0000-0002-2933-2231 2022. Authoritarian state capitalism: spatial planning and the megaproject in Russia. Environment and Planning A 10.1177/0308518X221104824 https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X221104824 file https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/149845/1/K%20Morgan%202022%20authoritarian%20state%20capitalism%20postprint.pdf doi:10.1177/0308518X221104824 |
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