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Reciprocity and patron-clientelism as forms of an institution of mutual assistance network in villages of the Republic of Tatarstan
- Authors: Sagdieva E.А.1
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- Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
- Issue: No 2 (2024)
- Pages: 229-246
- Section: Research Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0869-5415/article/view/262047
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0869541524020129
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/CJVTKZ
- ID: 262047
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The sustainability of the rural world of the Republic of Tatarstan today largely depends on the development and functioning of the institution of network mutual assistance. I attempt to study the situation, making use of network theories in sociology as well as concepts of reciprocal and patron-client relationships as key aspects in the reproduction of mutual assistance networks. Drawing on field interviews collected in various villages of Tatarstan, I examine the actors and practices of mutual assistance in reciprocal and patron-client rural relationships and argue for the necessity of further support and development of mutual assistance networks in rural areas as a way of securing collective mutual insurance in an unstable economic situation.
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Elvina А. Sagdieva
Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
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Russian Federation, 7А Baturina St., Kazan, 420111References
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