Russia’s natural resources in the world economy : history, review and reassessment

Russia’s role in the global economic system today, and the Soviet Union’s in the past, is dominated by the export of natural resources, particularly oil and gas. The rents earned from these exports are both a source of strength and weakness, as they link the fortunes of Russia’s domestic economy to...

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Published in:Eurasian Geography and Economics
Main Authors: Bradshaw, Michael J., Connolly, Richard
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
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spelling ftuwarwick:oai:wrap.warwick.ac.uk:84333 2023-05-15T15:09:15+02:00 Russia’s natural resources in the world economy : history, review and reassessment Bradshaw, Michael J. Connolly, Richard 2016-11-21 application/pdf http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/84333/ http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/84333/1/WRAP_Bradshaw%20and%20Connolly%20Soviet%20Resources%20Green%20OA%20version.pdf https://doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2016.1254055 unknown Taylor & Francis http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/84333/1/WRAP_Bradshaw%20and%20Connolly%20Soviet%20Resources%20Green%20OA%20version.pdf Bradshaw, Michael J. and Connolly, Richard (2016) Russia’s natural resources in the world economy : history, review and reassessment. Eurasian Geography and Economics . doi:10.1080/15387216.2016.1254055 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2016.1254055> HC Economic History and Conditions Journal Article NonPeerReviewed 2016 ftuwarwick https://doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2016.1254055 2022-03-16T21:08:47Z Russia’s role in the global economic system today, and the Soviet Union’s in the past, is dominated by the export of natural resources, particularly oil and gas. The rents earned from these exports are both a source of strength and weakness, as they link the fortunes of Russia’s domestic economy to the volatility of global resource markets. This paper returns to a major research project conducted through the offices of the Association of American Geographers that resulted in Soviet Natural Resources in the World Economy, published in 1983. The project was first conceived in the aftermath of the resource crisis in the 1970s and concluded in the early 1980s as the Soviet Union sought to increase resource exports to support a failing domestic economy. This paper examines the origins, evolution, and management of this seminal work and presents a re-reading of the book in a contemporary context. We develop some of the key themes of the original project and conclude that it has contemporary relevance, as a reliance upon the resource sector remains a defining characteristic of Russia’s political economy and continues to shape Russia’s role in the global economy. We find that the regional dimension that was so important in the original project remains critical as Russia seeks to extend the resource frontier into new regions in the Arctic and the East and, at the same time, reduce its reliance on European markets – that are both stagnant and hostile – by developing new markets in Asia. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic The University of Warwick: WRAP - Warwick Research Archive Portal Arctic Eurasian Geography and Economics 57 6 700 726
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Bradshaw, Michael J. and Connolly, Richard (2016) Russia’s natural resources in the world economy : history, review and reassessment. Eurasian Geography and Economics . doi:10.1080/15387216.2016.1254055 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2016.1254055>
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