How Russia Is Not Ruled: Reflections on Russian Political Development

ISBN-13: 9780521840606 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 288 str.

Allen C. Lynch

Opis

As Russia tries to establish the foundations of a stable and productive market-based economic system, it must determine the importance of the state to its prospects. What kind of political order corresponds to the challenges that Russia faces in the post-Soviet period? This analysis argues that geography matters a great deal and the state remains central in compensating for the austere implications of economic geography for Russia's economic prospects under market circumstances.

Recenzje

"...elegantly written and carefully crafted book...this book reflects excellent scholarship and deserves a broad readership."
-Reneo Lukic, Universite Laval a Quebec, International Journal

Spis treści

1. Historical patterns of Russian political development; 2. Soviet legacies for post-Soviet Russia; 3. The 1990's in Russia: a new time of troubles?; 4. Russia's 'Neo-patrimonial' political system, 1992–2004; 5. The Russian nineties in comparative perspective; 6. What future for Russia? Liberal economics and illiberal geography.