1st Edition
Political Elites and the New Russia The Power Basis of Yeltsin's and Putin's Regimes
By Anton Steen
Copyright 2003
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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
Biography
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.
