Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A Theory of Businessperson Candidacy
- 2 Identifying Businesspeople Who Run for Office
- 3 Economic Competition, Weak Parties, and Businessperson Candidacy
- 4 Choosing Ballots, Parties, and Delegates
- 5 Firm-Level Returns from Businessperson Candidacy
- 6 Businesspeople as Policymakers
- 7 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series Page
2 - Identifying Businesspeople Who Run for Office
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 June 2020
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A Theory of Businessperson Candidacy
- 2 Identifying Businesspeople Who Run for Office
- 3 Economic Competition, Weak Parties, and Businessperson Candidacy
- 4 Choosing Ballots, Parties, and Delegates
- 5 Firm-Level Returns from Businessperson Candidacy
- 6 Businesspeople as Policymakers
- 7 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series Page
Summary
This chapter presents the empirical setting in Russia and then introduces and describes the data used to test the main arguments throughout the book. First, I describe how businesspeople became attracted to running for office in Russia since the fall of the USSR and defend my focus on regional legislatures as the best level of government to study their candidacies. Next, I document the firm-, candidate-, and region-level data sources and describe the Python algorithm used to match candidates with firms. I then present summary statistics about the types of candidates, firms and sectors connected to businessperson candidacy in Russia from 2004–2011.
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- Politics for ProfitBusiness, Elections, and Policymaking in Russia, pp. 79 - 100Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020