03721nam 2200745Ia 450 991080867570332120200520144314.01-134-39903-01-134-39904-91-280-02281-70-203-71275-710.4324/9780203712757(CKB)1000000000249532(EBL)180880(OCoLC)437084146(SSID)ssj0000294968(PQKBManifestationID)11214166(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000294968(PQKBWorkID)10312696(PQKB)10325517(MiAaPQ)EBC180880(Au-PeEL)EBL180880(CaPaEBR)ebr10099901(CaONFJC)MIL2281(OCoLC)54836115(PPN)198455313(EXLCZ)99100000000024953220021031d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrElites and democratic development in Russia /edited by Anton Steen and Vladimir Gelman1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20031 online resource (225 p.)Routledge studies of societies in transition ;24"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.0-203-34907-5 0-415-30698-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Elites and democratic development in Russia: an introduction; Political elite integration and differentiation in Russia; Russia's elites in search of consensus: what kind of consolidation?; The elite basis of Yeltsin's and Putin's regimes; The rise and fall of the Russian governor: institutional design vs patron/client relationships; Between centre and regions: the State Duma deputies and Russian federalism; Party extinction in Russia, 1993 2002: an elite connectionLocal elites in Russia's transition: generation effects on adaptation and competitionReforms and orientations of regional elites: the case of St Petersburg; Elite transformation and regime change: the case of Tomsk Oblast; Studies of political elites in Russia: an overview; IndexThe transformation from Communist rule towards democratic development in Russia cannot be fully understood without taking the elites into full consideration. Elites and Democratic Development in Russia examines how elites support and challenge democracy and why they are crucial to Russian democracy in particular.In this innovative volume, twelve respected scholars investigate how elites have affected the transition from Communist rule towards democratic development in Russia. They discuss how the elites' degree of integration on national and regional levels may constitute the mainRoutledge studies of societies in transition ;24.Elite (Social sciences)Russia (Federation)Political leadershipRussia (Federation)DemocracyRussia (Federation)Post-communismRussia (Federation)Politics and government1991-Elite (Social sciences)Political leadershipDemocracyPost-communism.305.5/2/0947Steen Anton1949-1719932Gelman Vladimir1965-0MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808675703321Elites and democratic development in Russia4118177UNINA