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Transformation processes in Moscow and intra-urban stratification of population

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Major trends of social restructuring of Moscow population and processes of intra-urban segregation are discussed. The article comprises two main parts. The first part deals with differences between the population of Moscow and that of Russia based on the main socio-economic indicators. In the second part, emphasis is placed on the urban processes of social stratification of the population on the basis of analysis of the demographic and employment patterns of the population and peculiarities of the functioning housing market. The merging of top government officials and new business elites is stressed. A conclusion is drawn about the variation of the character of urban population differentiation and its transition to a stage of property-based spatial segregation.

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  1. Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    Olga I. Vendina

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Vendina, O.I. Transformation processes in Moscow and intra-urban stratification of population. GeoJournal 42, 349–363 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006890108182

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