This book investigates the relationship between the character of political regimes in Russia's subnational regions and the structure of earnings and income.
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The New Autocracy brings together top Russian experts and Western political scholars who explore the complex roles of Russia’s presidency, security services, parliament, media, and other actors.
This is so not only because, as in any society, an effectively functioning state administration is necessary to the proper functioning of a complex economy and legal system, but also because, in Russian circumstances, factors of economic ...
These questions animate Dmitrii Furman’s Imitation Democracy, a welcome antidote to books that blandly decry Putin as an omnipotent dictator, without considering his platforms, constituencies, and sources of power.
Up till now it remains unclear whether Russia is on the road towards becoming a fullfledged democracy or if it is diverting from this path.Elusive Russia brings together the views of four leading Russia experts on Russian state identity and ...
This study offers a detailed coverage of the major processes and issues in the development of post-communist Russian politics and society.This new edition is revised and reorganized, bringing the debates and material up to date.
"This volume compares the most powerful authoritarian states in global politics today: Russia and China.
Weak Strongman challenges the conventional wisdom about Putin's Russia, highlighting the difficult trade-offs that confront the Kremlin on issues ranging from election fraud and repression to propaganda and foreign policy.
This book brings a fresh perspective to numerous theories by incorporating first-hand accounts of major institutional choices and placing developments in their actual context.