Chirikova A.E., Ledyaev V.G. Сoalitions between municipal and business elites in the small Russian Town. Business and Government in Russia: Regulatory Environment and Le gislative Practice [Text]: multi-author monograph ... Chirikova A.E., Ledyaev V.G. Сoalitions between municipal and business elites in the small Russian Town. Business and Government in Russia: Regulatory Environment and Le gislative Practice [Text]: multi-author monograph / Scientifi c editor and Head of the team of authors, A. N. Shokhin ; Project coordinator, I. B. Orlov ; National Research University Higher School of Economics. — Mos cow: HSE Publishing House, 2017. — 381, [3] pp. — 600 copies. — ISBN 978-5-7598-1565-5 (hardcover). — ISBN 978-5-7598-1641-6 (e-book). Pp. 308-334.ISBN 978-5-7598-1565-5 (в пер.); ISBN 978-5-7598-1641-6 (e-book)Posted on site: 03.11.17Текст главы.AbstractThe chapter is based on the outcomes on empirical study in 5 small Russian towns. The process of building coalitions between municipal and business elites is discussed. Several types of coalitions are singled out and analyzed: coalitions with our people, coalitions with non-local, electoral coalitions, coalitions for personal gain, coalitions for the sake of the public good.