Political Elites and the New Russia: The Power Basis of Yeltsin's and Putin's Regimes

ISBN-13: 9780415309035 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 224 str.

Anton Steen

Opis

Political Elite and the New Russia convincingly argues that although reforms in Russia have been initiated by those close to the President, in fact local and national elites have been the crucial strategic actors in reshaping Russia's economy, democratising its political system and decentralising its administration.
This book analyses the role of elites under Yeltsin and Putin, discussing the extent to which they form a coherent political culture, and how far this culture has been in step with, or at odds with, the reform policies of the Kremlin leadership.

An analysis of the role of elites under Yeltsin and Putin, dicussing how far they form a coherent politcal culture, and if this culture has been in step with, or at odds with, the reform policies of the Kremlin leadership.

Spis treści

1. Russian elites and the parallel transformations2. Defining and surveying elites3. Regime-legitimacy and political stability4. Democracy Russian style5. Between the state and the market6. Integration in a decentralised federation7. What matters for the elite's orientations?8. Decision-making cultures9. The network state10.The elites and the emerging Russian state

O autorze

Anton Steen is Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo. He has written extensively on elites and democratisation in the Baltic States and is currently engaged in a project on elites and state-transformation in Russia.