[lbo-talk] Urban wealth/ethnic stratification

[Chris Doss]

17 years ago, there was almost no segregation
according to income levels in Moscow and other Russian
cities (since people earned about the same). There was
also almost no ethnic segregation in Moscow (since
ethnic Russians were the overwhelming majority of the
population). However it has been rapidly and obviously
developing, with the center and western parts of the
city being areas for the upper and middle classes and
the east and southeast being working-class areas with
a lots of immigrants (both from other areas of Russia
and from other countries). It's very noticeable. I
used to live in southeast Moscow, now live downtown,
and believe me the difference is stark.

I'm wondering if anybody has information -- anecdotal
or academic -- about similar rapid transitions in
other cities? I would imagine most would be in other
ex-communist countries or communist-but-not-really
countries (like China).

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