| Towards a Russia of the Regions Contributor(s): Nicholson, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138465933 ISBN-13: 9781138465930 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) - History | Military - Strategy |
| Dewey: 320.947 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Russia's state system has changed significantly since 1991, but the question of how the country should be governed has not been answered. Russia's constitutional framework is weak and inherently flawed, and the balance of political and economic power between the centre and the regions is ill-defined. In the absence of a firm constitutional settlement, regional elites have consolidated power, restricting the growth of local democracy and frustrating attempts at graass-roots economic reform. This book argues that establishing an effective and regulated relationship between the centre and the regions requires greater decentralisation, but devolution need not threaten Russia's integrity if it is transparent and based on a greater respect for the rule of law. |