Small Leap Forward: Emergence of Economic Elites

Theory and Society, Vol. 24, No. 5, 1995

32 Pages Posted: 11 Oct 2006

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Jozsef Borocz

Rutgers University

Akos Rona-Tas

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Abstract

This article provides a glimpse into the formation of the post-state-socialist business elites in Hungary, Poland and Russia. We raise four interrelated questions. 1) What is the extent of the change on the top of business hierarchy? 2) What social groups predominate in the new business elite? 3) What individual characteristics are overrepresented in the new elite? 4) What type of individuals are losing and gaining ground among the elite because of the transformation?

Keywords: economic elite, business elite, post-state-socialist transformation, regime change, eastern Europe, Hungary, Poland, Russia

Suggested Citation

Borocz, Jozsef and Rona-Tas, Akos, Small Leap Forward: Emergence of Economic Elites. Theory and Society, Vol. 24, No. 5, 1995, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=936265

Jozsef Borocz (Contact Author)

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Akos Rona-Tas

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La Jolla, CA 92093-0112
United States

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