Maija Sirkjärvi - Academia.edu (original) (raw)
Papers by Maija Sirkjärvi
After nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism the resulting fragmentation of the Russ... more After nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism the resulting fragmentation of the Russian business and regional economies has become visible. The winners stand tall compared to the losers. One relatively successfully restructured local economy is the town of Kostomuksha. Based on a regulation cum governance approach, we show that the mining town of Kostomuksha in Russia is an example of a local economy, where the local forms of governance have managed to create a local compromise and a common agenda among the local and foreign-owned firms, the public sector, and the labour force to promote and support the local economy. Hence, although the Kostomuksha economy first collapsed in the post-socialist turmoil of early 1990s, the local economic actors in the business community, the public sector and the labour force have later succeeded in constructing a governance mechanism that has been effective in regulating the local economic accumulation. Today, during a novel crisis, the...
Heavy consumption of alcohol and tobacco, collapse of the state health care system, increased env... more Heavy consumption of alcohol and tobacco, collapse of the state health care system, increased environmental pollution and dramatic drops in income levels are all partly responsible for Russia’s declining population. By 1992, more than a third of Russian population lived below the official minimum subsistence income. Immigration has partially offset the loss of population. Net immigration peaked immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, then slowed significantly thereafter. The figures have edged slightly higher in recent years. Rosstat figures show that in 2008 the average life expectancy was 62 years for a Russian man and 74 years for a Russian woman. In comparison, the average life expectancy in OECD countries was about ten years higher. Life expectancies in Russia vary by region. The highest average life expectancy in 2008 was 80 years in the Republic of Ingushetia in the Caucasus region. The lowest average life expectancy, 60 years, was found in the Chukotka Autonomous...
After nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism the resulting fragmentation of the Russ... more After nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism the resulting fragmentation of the Russian business and regional economies has become visible. The winners stand tall compared to the losers. One relatively successfully restructured local economy is the town of Kostomuksha. Based on a regulation cum governance approach, we show that the mining town of Kostomuksha in Russia is an example of a local economy, where the local forms of governance have managed to create a local compromise and a common agenda among the local and foreign-owned firms, the public sector, and the labour force to promote and support the local economy. Hence, although the Kostomuksha economy first collapsed in the post-socialist turmoil of early 1990s, the local economic actors in the business community, the public sector and the labour force have later succeeded in constructing a governance mechanism that has been effective in regulating the local economic accumulation. Today, during a novel crisis, the coherence is threatened by external shocks. This paper analyses the building blocs and the formation of a coherent local restructuring mechanism which enabled mushroom growth in the otherwise economically retarded Karelian Republic. The formal and informal forms of governance as well as various market novelties, socialist legacies and hybrids, have played a key role in the formation of this effective local governance mechanism.
In this study we investigate trade patterns of six Northwest Russian regions by applying the intr... more In this study we investigate trade patterns of six Northwest Russian regions by applying the intra-industrial trade index (IIT) by Grubel-Lloyd (1975). In addition the study investigates the relationship of foreign direct investments and trade. The results show that the higher rates of IIT appear in more developed regions. Moreover the regressions reveal that FDI has a positive impact on regions trade and con…rm the complementarity between FDI and trade in the case of manufacturing industries.
After nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism the resulting fragmentation of the Russ... more After nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism the resulting fragmentation of the Russian business and regional economies has become visible. The winners stand tall compared to the losers. One relatively successfully restructured local economy is the town of Kostomuksha. Based on a regulation cum governance approach, we show that the mining town of Kostomuksha in Russia is an example of a local economy, where the local forms of governance have managed to create a local compromise and a common agenda among the local and foreign-owned firms, the public sector, and the labour force to promote and support the local economy. Hence, although the Kostomuksha economy first collapsed in the post-socialist turmoil of early 1990s, the local economic actors in the business community, the public sector and the labour force have later succeeded in constructing a governance mechanism that has been effective in regulating the local economic accumulation. Today, during a novel crisis, the...
Heavy consumption of alcohol and tobacco, collapse of the state health care system, increased env... more Heavy consumption of alcohol and tobacco, collapse of the state health care system, increased environmental pollution and dramatic drops in income levels are all partly responsible for Russia’s declining population. By 1992, more than a third of Russian population lived below the official minimum subsistence income. Immigration has partially offset the loss of population. Net immigration peaked immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, then slowed significantly thereafter. The figures have edged slightly higher in recent years. Rosstat figures show that in 2008 the average life expectancy was 62 years for a Russian man and 74 years for a Russian woman. In comparison, the average life expectancy in OECD countries was about ten years higher. Life expectancies in Russia vary by region. The highest average life expectancy in 2008 was 80 years in the Republic of Ingushetia in the Caucasus region. The lowest average life expectancy, 60 years, was found in the Chukotka Autonomous...
After nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism the resulting fragmentation of the Russ... more After nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism the resulting fragmentation of the Russian business and regional economies has become visible. The winners stand tall compared to the losers. One relatively successfully restructured local economy is the town of Kostomuksha. Based on a regulation cum governance approach, we show that the mining town of Kostomuksha in Russia is an example of a local economy, where the local forms of governance have managed to create a local compromise and a common agenda among the local and foreign-owned firms, the public sector, and the labour force to promote and support the local economy. Hence, although the Kostomuksha economy first collapsed in the post-socialist turmoil of early 1990s, the local economic actors in the business community, the public sector and the labour force have later succeeded in constructing a governance mechanism that has been effective in regulating the local economic accumulation. Today, during a novel crisis, the coherence is threatened by external shocks. This paper analyses the building blocs and the formation of a coherent local restructuring mechanism which enabled mushroom growth in the otherwise economically retarded Karelian Republic. The formal and informal forms of governance as well as various market novelties, socialist legacies and hybrids, have played a key role in the formation of this effective local governance mechanism.
In this study we investigate trade patterns of six Northwest Russian regions by applying the intr... more In this study we investigate trade patterns of six Northwest Russian regions by applying the intra-industrial trade index (IIT) by Grubel-Lloyd (1975). In addition the study investigates the relationship of foreign direct investments and trade. The results show that the higher rates of IIT appear in more developed regions. Moreover the regressions reveal that FDI has a positive impact on regions trade and con…rm the complementarity between FDI and trade in the case of manufacturing industries.