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Autore |
Pirani Simon |
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Change in Putin's Russia [[electronic resource] ] : power, money and people / / Simon Pirani |
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London, : Pluto Press, 2010 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development - Russia (Federation) |
Russia (Federation) Economic conditions 1991- |
Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Contents -- List of photographs, figures and tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Putin's Russia in deep focus -- 1. From Gorbachev to Yeltsin -- Soviet and post-Soviet elites (1986-91) -- Yeltsin's Russia and the world (1992-95) -- 2. From Yeltsin to Putin -- The weak state and the oligarchs (1995-96) -- Society Shattered -- Yeltsin's second term and the financial crash (1996-99) -- 3. Power and Money: The Economic Foundations -- How the Economy Changed -- The shifting balance of oil power -- Russia and the resource curse -- 4. Power and Money: The Economic Foundations -- Enter the men from the KGB (1999-2002) -- The state taekse charge of oil and gas (2002-07) -- The energy weapon -- 5. Power and Money: From Oil Boom to Bust -- The oil boom (2002-07) -- The world crisis takes its toll (2007 -09) -- 6 Power and People: How Russia is Ruled -- The war that made Putin -- 'Managed Democracty' and its limits -- 7. People and Money: Human Development Dilemmas -- The demographic and health crisis -- The widening gap between rich and poor -- Social policy under Putin -- 8. People: Parties, Unions and NGOs -- The political opposition -- Movements for human rights and the environment, and other NGOs -- What about the workers? -- 9. People: Parties, Unions and NGOs -- The welfare benefits revolt -- Housing rights action -- An array of causes -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Glossary of Russaian words and abbreviations -- Chronology -- Further |
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