The Middle Class in the Structure of the Material Security of the Russian Society: Criterion and Quantitative Identification

Research Article
  • V. N. Bobkov All-Russia Centre of Living Standard PLC; GV Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russian Federation bobkovvn@mail.ru
  • E. V. Odintsova All-Russia Centre of Living Standard PLC, Moscow, Russian Federation odin_ev@mail.ru
  • V. I. Bashmakov All Russia Centre of Living Standard PLC, Moscow, Russia vibashmakov@yandex.ru
How to Cite
Bobkov V.N., Odintsova E.V., Bashmakov V.I. The Middle Class in the Structure of the Material Security of the Russian Society: Criterion and Quantitative Identification. Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2016. Vol. 12. No. 3. P. 18-26. (in Russ.).

Abstract

The article deals with the specifics of the socioeconomic structure of the Russian society obtained on the basis of normative criteria of income and housing, as well as the middle class in its structure: Quantitative assessment of the representation of the middle class and other groups identified by the level of material security in 2015 and in dynamics for the period of 2010-2015 have been presented.

Author Biographies

V. N. Bobkov, All-Russia Centre of Living Standard PLC; GV Plekhanov Russian Economic University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Doctor of Economics, Professor, Honoured Science Worker of the Russian Federation, Director General of the All Russia Centre of Living Standard PLC, Chief Research Worker, GV Plekhanov Russian Economic University
E. V. Odintsova, All-Russia Centre of Living Standard PLC, Moscow, Russian Federation
PhD in Economics
V. I. Bashmakov, All Russia Centre of Living Standard PLC, Moscow, Russia
Doctor of Sociology, Professor, Chief Research Worker

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Bobkov, V. N., Odintsova, E. V., & Bashmakov, V. I. (2016). The Middle Class in the Structure of the Material Security of the Russian Society: Criterion and Quantitative Identification. Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia, 12(3), 18-26. Retrieved from https://www.jour.fnisc.ru/index.php/vcugjournal/article/view/8314
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