| Building The Russian State: Institutional Crisis And The Quest For Democratic Governance Contributor(s): Sperling, Valerie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813338050 ISBN-13: 9780813338057 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: "Building the Russian State"is the first book to clearly set out the reasons behind the Russian state's failure to develop thus far into a liberal democracy. It focuses on state institutions, and asks whether the Russian state has managed to lay the groundwork for long-term stability and democratic governance, and concludes that progress toward these goals has been limited indeed. The book assembles a group of cutting-edge scholars to critically assess the crises in Russia's transitional institutions. By focusing on the challenges, failures, and occasional successes of the Russian political system, this volume offers valuable insight into post-Soviet politics, state-building, and transitions to democracy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 947.086 |
| LCCN: 00022087 |
| Lexile Measure: 1660 |
| Series: John M. Olin Critical Issues Series |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.03" W x 9.01" (0.75 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Russia |
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| Publisher Description: Has the Russian state managed to lay the institutional groundwork for long-term stability and democratic governance? In Building the Russian State, Valerie Sperling assemblies a group of cutting-edge scholars to critically assess the crises in Russia's transitional institutions. Part I of the book shows that Russia's political elites are less focused on serving public interests than on enriching themselves, and examines how these elites are ruling Russia. Part II focuses on the growth of organized crime, the decay of the military, the precariousness of the Russian Federation, the weakness of the labor movement, the corruption of the courts, the challenges facing international reformers, and the authoritarianism of the super-presidential political system. By focusing on the challenges, failures, and occasional successes of the Russian political system, this volume offers upper-level undergraduates and other scholars valuable insight into post-Soviet politics, state-building, and transitions to democracy. |
