Steven Nafziger

Former Short-Term Scholar

Professional Affiliation

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Williams College

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History,Russia

Wilson Center Project

"Political Decentralization and Economic Development in 19th Century Russia: The Case of the Zemstvo"

Project Summary

The expansion and decentralization of public good provision that the zemstva entailed has received little attention from economic historians. This project addresses a number of important questions created by this gap in existing scholarship.