Between neopatrimonialism and developmentalism: Exploring the causes of nationalization in Russia.
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This dissertation examines the puzzle of renewed statism in Russia's economic policy. Whereas transition literature regards the expansion of state ownership in Russia as a reversal of reform or a case of politics interfering with economic rationality,I argue that recent state acquisitions in Russia signal the return of the developmental or producing state,oriented toward rebuilding its manufacturing industry. My research focuses on an institution of patronal presidentialism as Russia's version of a "pilot agency" responsible for economic reform,supplementing this model with a broader understanding of state-society relations. I find that nationalization is closely related to the creation of vertically integrated companies and consolidation of remaining state assets in high-technology industries with the aim of gathering in them viable companies and research teams in order to maintain Russia's industrial and intellectual potential. Underlying this empirical pattern of state intervention is the specific type of the state's internal organization and evolving state-society ties,which can be described as Russia's "iron triangle." The dissertation also explores state intervention from the perspective of Russian industries' integration into the global economy and their relation to Russia's modernization. Challenging conventional accounts of public ownership as a source of inefficiency,inertia,and corruption,the analysis highlights the primary role of the Russian state in diversifying the economy and improving international competitiveness of its leading sectors from oil and metals to aerospace.