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Mushtuk O. Z.

Degree	PhD (History), Professor, Head, Political Science Chair, Moscow University of Industry and Finance
E-mail	mushtuk@mail.ru
Location	Moscow
Articles	Market economy and politics: the Russian context In real life, politics and economics are so inextricably intertwined that only a scholar can make a division between the two. Everything (or almost everything) that is happening in the social life "bears a stamp" of economic relations and political relations. Everything (or almost everything) that is happening is somehow based upon the economic and political relations. Read more... Businesses' role and their social and other responsibilities Doing business means making the intangible and tangible assets for other members of the society but it does not mean being an altruist who acts without any remuneration or profit. It means any busi¬ness activity is about having not only the personal interest but also a social touch. In this sense, any business activity is, first of all, the service for the community members, for the members of the society. The essence of such an activity can be rendered in the following short motto: a business is about providing job opportunities to the community members in order to give them food and clothes. By com-munity members here we do not mean an object of some charitable activities or a dependent living at others' expense. We mean the people who play a part of employees who work as per a contract. Read more... Russian peoples' attitudes towards the labor and the businesses and their place in the general attitudinal pattern Russian peoples' attitudes towards the labor and the businesses and their place in the general attitudinal pattern Russian people today are searching for some kind of a «national idea». According to the author, the idea is clear. It is necessary to do one's best to make people perceive that such qualities as intelligence, educatedness, professionalism and respectability are good in all the senses of the words, including the material aspects of it. Western and Russian analysts who have analyzed the Russians' attitude towards the labor and business activity, say that among the most conspicuous features are the lack of the business ori-entation and the lack of a feeling that labor is a source of wellness and prosperity. Read more... Государство как «законодатель-модельер» среды бизнеса в России The market is traditionally seen by the public as a scene where the private property is clearly domineering and where the private businesses are enjoying the real freedom. The article author enters the hot debate and describes the problems that are faced by the players who operate on the Russian market where the system-forming core of the forcefully established social relations is a thick bureaucratic layer whose members are well-protected and act as a self-governing omnipotent force. According to the author, it is impossible to change the situation for the better unless a new generation of people that would want to serve the Motherland and not themselves and their inner circle comes to power. Read more...