03336nam 22007214a 450 991080846790332120200520144314.01-134-39274-51-280-54357-40-203-18048-810.4324/9780203180488 (CKB)1000000000252693(EBL)182546(OCoLC)475896343(SSID)ssj0000306339(PQKBManifestationID)11274825(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000306339(PQKBWorkID)10298101(PQKB)11689039(Au-PeEL)EBL182546(CaPaEBR)ebr10096997(CaONFJC)MIL54357(OCoLC)56804026(MiAaPQ)EBC182546(PPN)19845872X(EXLCZ)99100000000025269320030107d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitical elites and the new Russia the power basis of Yeltsin's and Putin's regimes /Anton Steen1st ed.London ;New York RoutledgeCurzon20031 online resource (225 p.)BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies ;5Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.0-203-35439-7 0-415-30903-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-206) and index.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; IndexPolitical 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.BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies ;5.Elite (Social sciences)Russia (Federation)Political cultureRussia (Federation)DemocracyRussia (Federation)Post-communismRussia (Federation)Russia (Federation)Politics and government1991-Elite (Social sciences)Political cultureDemocracyPost-communism305.5/2/094789.54bclSteen Anton1949-1719932MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808467903321Political elites and the new Russia4193035UNINA