The Number and Composition of the Russian Bureaucracy

Vladimir Gimpelson

Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2002, vol. 11

Abstract: The paper examines social and demographic composition of civil servants in federal ministries, regional and municipal administrations in Russia in the second half of the 1990-s. Basing on statistical data, the author estimates the size of the Russian bureaucracy and its main social and demographic characteristics. In the 1990-s, the number of civil servants grew in regions while at the federal level it declined. The composition of the civil service was characterized by strong gender and age asymmetry. Intensive turnover at the bottom of bureaucratic hierarchy contrasts strongly with stability of the upper middle and upper levels officials. As a result, junior employees have strong disincentives for the civil service carrier. This leaves senior officials without any competition pressure from below and from the outside and contributes to the malfunctioning of the Russian bureaucracy.

Date: 2002
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