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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792376103321

Autore

Morgan-Jones Edward <1971-, >

Titolo

Constitutional bargaining in Russia, 1990-93 : institutions and uncertainty / / Edward Morgan-Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-17179-3

1-135-17180-7

1-282-57583-X

9786612575839

0-203-86128-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Collana

BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies

Disciplina

342.47029

947.086

Soggetti

Constitutional history - Russia (Federation)

Constitutions - Russia (Federation)

Constitutional law - Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Politics and government

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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Note on transliteration; Introduction; 1 Explaining the beginning of constitutional negotiations; 2 Explaining the outcomes of constitutional negotiations before the fall of the Soviet Union; 3 Yeltsin's missed opportunity?; 4 Constitutional bargaining within congressional institutions after the fall of the Soviet Union; 5 Explaining the breakdown of constitutional negotiations; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Analysing roll-call votes from the First Congress of People's Deputies

Appendix 2: The distribution of jurisdictions in the Federal TreatyAppendix 3: Sixteen constitutional bargaining outcomes; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The years 1990-93 were a critical moment in Russia's political development. This book provides a systematic explanation of outcomes of constitutional bargaining processes in Russia, which radically



reshaped the institutions of the Russian state: removing Russia from constitutional subordination to the Soviet Union in 1990; creating a presidency and a constitutional court in 1991; and restructuring the relationship between the central state and its component federal units with the passage of three Federal Treaties in 1992. The book explores the reasons for these outcomes and identifies why t