Russia and development : development policies in the former Soviet Union / / Charles Buxton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463597503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-78032-110-4; 1-78032-650-5; 1-78032-108-2; 1-78032-517-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.947
• Soggetti: Economic development - Russia (Federation); Economic development - Russia - History - 19th century; Economic development - Russia - History - 20th century; Economic development - Soviet Union; Electronic books.; Russia Economic conditions 1861-1917; Soviet Union Economic conditions; Russia (Federation) Economic conditions 1991-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover ; About the Author ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Tables ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Part 1: The Heritage; 1: Capitalism, Civil Society and Development in Russia (to 1917 and from 1989); 1 Return to the Transition ; 2 Poverty, Survival Strategies and the Role of Civil Society ; 3 Civil Society in Russia: Towards a Historical Perspective ; 4 Capitalism to 1917 and from 1989 ; 2: State and Development in the Soviet Period; 1 Development as a Contested Term ; 2 The Strategy of Soviet State-led Development; 3 Soviet Development Results; 4 The Golden Age of 'Real Socialism'5 Post-1991: Picking Up the Pieces ; Postscript: Left Political Parties Resisting Shock Therapy in Russia ; 3: ; Moving East and South: Empire and After; 1 Russia's Expansion into Siberia: The Tsarist Period; 2 Siberia in the Soviet Period and Transition ; 3 The Colonization of Central Asia; 4 The Bolsheviks and Hopes for World Revolution Based on the Example of Caucasus and Central Asia; 5 The Role of Civil Society and the Intelligentsia in Interpreting History; Conclusion ; Part 2: Development and Struggle; 4: Political Mobilization from War Communism to Coloured Revolution 1 Top-Down versus Bottom-Up Development Approaches ; 2 Political Mobilization in Central Asia in the 1920's and 1930's ; 3 Social Mobilization Channeled by the State ; 4 Political and Civil Society in the Time of Perestroika and Coloured Revolution; 5: Local Government Decentralization: Civil Society Development in the Urals and Siberia; 1 The Handover of Social Services to Local Authorities During Russia's Transition; 2 The Situation of Local Government in the 1990's and 2000's; 3 Centre and Periphery within the Russian Federation 4 Assessing the Impact of Social Development Interventions in the 1990's and 2000's ; Conclusion ; 6: Development Challenges in an Insecure Neighbourhood: Tajikistan; 1 Tajikistan and Russia in the 1990's; 2 Tradition versus Modernization in Tajikistan after the Civil War ; 3 Economic Crisis and Migration as a Safety Valve ; 4 Prospects for Development in Tajikistan Today ; 7: Beyond Alienation: Social Movements and Protest in Russia in the 2000's; 1 Democracy Protests on the Move ; 2 Critiques of the Putin-Medvedev Modernization Agenda; 3 Overcoming Alienation: From Isolated Individuals to Collective Action 4 Conclusion: Struggles in the 'Three Peripheries'; Part 3: The International Context; 8: NGOs Challenging Political and Economic Power; 1 The Local Dimension in Russia's Environmental Movement; 2 Challenges in Developing a National Anti-Globalist Movement in Russia; 3 NGOs Campaigning for International Accountability in Central Asia; 4 Conclusion: What About the Major Russian Companies? ; 9: Russia as a BRIC; 1 Introduction: Russia - A Middle-Income Country; 2 Russia's Development Model Today ; 3 Russia, the BRICs and G20; 4 Development in the Three Peripheries: Conclusions and Prospects
• Sommario/riassunto: A fascinating insight into the changies in Russia's approach to development in its periphery.