Simonchuk, E. (2014). Small proprietors: the constitution of a social class in contemporary Ukraine [In Russian]. Sociology: theory, methods, marketing, 4, 3–41.
Симончук, Е. (2014). Мелкие собственники: конституирование социального класса в современной Украине. Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг, 4, 3–41.
Abstract
This article studies the construction of the class of small proprietors in Ukraine in the period of post-Soviet transformation (1991–2012 years). As suggested by the author, the conceptualization of this class is differentiated on the basis of two criteria: 1) the level of entrepreneurial activity — to small employers and the self-employed, 2) sectorial specialization – by employment in four sectors of economy (agricultural, industrial, service and post-industrial ones). The intersection of these criteria forms the matrix of 16 class positions. The description of the constitution of each class of small proprietors includes an analysis of their institutional environment and the actual practices of their reproduction, as well as their quantitative dynamics and morphological structure during the studied period.















