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

About the Author

Juri Plusnin is professor in the Department for Public Administration at the National Research University-Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow. Yana Zausaeva, Natalia Zhidkevich, and Artemy Pozanenko are analysts at the Laboratory for Local Administration at the HSE.

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, author of UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitics in a Time of Chaos [An] interesting portrait of migrant workers... Recommended. Choice