Observing the Pre-Revolutionary Russian Economy
Abstract
This article investigates both the theory and practice of economic observation in Russia as in developed in the second half of the 19th century up to 1917. It does so by focusing on both the institutions of observation — the Free Economic Society, the zemstvo, and natural resource surveys — as well as the contributions of various key individuals — A. I. Chuprov, A. A. Chuprov, A. V. Chayanov and S. N . Prokopovich. It concludes by examining the theoretical foundations and also the political ramifications of the different techniques and approaches to observation that were outlined in the Russian context. Refs 49. Tables 4.
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economic observation, measurement, survey techniques, methods, the 19th-century
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Barnett, V. (2015). Observing the Pre-Revolutionary Russian Economy. St Petersburg University Journal of Economic Studies, (1), 085–102. Retrieved from https://economicsjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/1491
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