Abstract This paper makes the first attempt to measure economic disengagement in state-society relations on a regional level, using the case of Russia. An original composite index was calculated based on a number of indicators measuring different spheres of contact between the state and society. The study examines regional diversity in intensity of economic disengagement in state-society relations in Russia. It also attempts to identify determinants of economic disengagement on a regional level. Seeking to identify regional level predictors of the intensity of disengagement, the study focuses on the specificity of the Russian space – its federal structure based on a combination of territorial and ethnic principles. The results show that economic disengagement is least intense in regions belonging to the Russian Far North, which points to the role of physical-geographical factors and path dependence. They also reveal that residents of ethnically-defined regions tend to be less economically disengaged than residents of oblasts and krays. Moreover, the share of ethnic Russians is positively related to economic disengagement in the former regions, while it is not significant in the latter. These findings potentially point to differences between ethnic Russians and members of titular groups in terms of their intensity of interaction with the state in the economic sphere.

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俄罗斯国家与社会关系中的经济脱离：区域视角

摘要本文以俄罗斯为例，首次尝试在区域层面上衡量国家与社会关系中的经济脱节。最初的综合指数是根据衡量国家与社会之间不同接触领域的许多指标计算得出的。该研究考察了俄罗斯国家社会关系中经济脱离接触强度的区域多样性。它还试图确定区域经济脱节的决定因素。为了确定脱离接触强度的区域级预测因素，该研究着重于俄罗斯空间的特殊性-俄罗斯联邦结构是基于领土和种族原则的。结果表明，在俄罗斯远北地区，经济脱离接触的程度最低，指出了自然地理因素和路径依赖的作用。他们还揭示出，在种族界定地区的居民比在州和流浪者的居民在经济上的交流要少。此外，俄罗斯族裔所占的比例与前者的经济脱节成正比，而后者则无关紧要。这些发现潜在地表明，在与经济领域国家互动的强度方面，俄罗斯族裔与名义组织成员之间存在差异。虽然在后者中并不重要。这些发现潜在地表明，在与经济领域国家互动的强度方面，俄罗斯族裔与名义组织成员之间存在差异。虽然在后者中并不重要。这些发现潜在地表明，在与经济领域国家互动的强度方面，俄罗斯族裔与名义组织成员之间存在差异。