Economic and Social Capital of the Bashkir People

The article presents the analysis of the social and economic development of the Bashkir ethnos based on the evaluation of its ethnic and cultural resources. The authors examine the conversion of the social capital of the ethnos into the economic capital, the correlation of the cultural features of the Bashkirs with the indices of the living standards and economic development. The authors believe that the cultural differences of ethnoses act as one of the factors directly affecting the adaptability of ethnic groups to the changing economic conditions.

the economic capital of the ethnos, the social capital of the ethnos, standards of living, social adaptability, life values, ethnic stratification, Republic of Bashkortostan, regions of the Russian Federation