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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808467903321

Autore

Steen Anton <1949->

Titolo

Political elites and the new Russia : the power basis of Yeltsin's and Putin's regimes / / Anton Steen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

ISBN

1-134-39274-5

1-280-54357-4

0-203-18048-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies ; ; 5

Classificazione

89.54

Disciplina

305.5/2/0947

Soggetti

Elite (Social sciences) - Russia (Federation)

Political culture - Russia (Federation)

Democracy - Russia (Federation)

Post-communism - Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-206) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Russian elites and the triple transformation; Defining and surveying elites; Regime-legitimacy and political stability; Democracy Russian style; Between the state and the market; Integration in a decentralised federation; What matters for the elite's orientations?; Decision-making cultures; The network state; The elites and the emerging Russian state; Appendix: additional tables; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.