Change in Putin's Russia : power, money and people / / Simon Pirani
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| Autore: |
Pirani Simon
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| Titolo: |
Change in Putin's Russia : power, money and people / / Simon Pirani
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Pluto Press, 2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.947009049 |
| Soggetto topico: | Economic development - Russia (Federation) |
| Soggetto geografico: | Russia (Federation) Economic conditions 1991- |
| Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991- | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 reading -- Index. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Change in Putin's Russia |
| ISBN: | 1-84964-369-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818003503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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