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Record Nr.

UNISA996210562903316

Autore

Ross Cameron <1951->

Titolo

Federalism and democratisation in Russia / / Cameron Ross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester University Press, 2003

Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2010, 2002

©2002

ISBN

1-78170-017-6

1-280-73398-5

9786610733989

1-84779-025-9

1-4175-7638-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) : digital file(s)

Disciplina

320.947

Soggetti

Federal government - Russia (Federation)

Democratization - Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction --2. The Soviet legacy and Russian federalism, 1991-93 --3. Federalism and constitutional asymmetry --4. From ethnic to legal and economic separatism --5. Fiscal federalism and socio-economic asymmetry --6. Federalism and political asymmetry: regional elections and political parties --7. Federalism and political asymmetry: executive versus legislative power --8. Federalism under Putin --9. From constitutional to political asymmetry: crafting authoritarian regimes in Russia's regions and republics --10. Conclusions --Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Combining theoretical perspectives with empirical work, this text provides a comparative analysis of the electoral systems, party systems and governmental systems in the ethnic republics and regions of Russia, and assesses the impact of these arrangements on democratization and federalism.