Small-numbered peoples and small business: Steps toward finding common ground

This article presents the results of recent research on the development of entrepreneurship among small-numbered peoples of the Russian North, with a particular focus on young entrepreneurs. The paper describes basic types and characteristics of their entrepreneurial activity. It also analyses the influence of economic and non-economic factors on the stability (or instability) of these entrepreneurial structures and on the indigenous communities in which the enterprises are located. The paper is addressed to economists, sociologists and anthropologists.

Keywords:

• small-numbered peoples of the North
• entrepreneurial activity
• informal sector
• young entrepreneurs
• reintegration of youth
• obshchina
• state regulation