Building the Russian state : institutional crisis and the quest for democratic governance / edited by Valerie Sperling.

Other author Sperling, Valerie.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2000.
Descriptionxiii, 245 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesJohn M. Olin critical issues series
John M. Olin critical issues series. ^A260259
Contents Introduction : the domestic and international obstacles to State-building in Russia / Valerie Sperling. -- The "use and abuse" of Russia's energy resources : implications for state-society relations / Pauline Jones Luong. -- Do the people rule? the use of referenda in Russia / Mark Clarence Walker. -- The divided Russian elite : how Russia's transition produced a counter-elite / Virginia Coulloudon. -- Is the Russian State coping with organized crime and corruption? / Louise Shelley. -- State dysfunctionality, institutional decay, and the Russian military / Eva Busza. -- Is the center too weak or too strong in the Russian Federation? / Steven L. Solnick. -- Liberal transformation : labor and the Russian State / Stephen Crowley. -- The executive deception : superpresidentialism and the degradation of Russian politics / M. Steven Fish. -- Russian courts : enforcing the rule of law? Pamela Jordan. -- Stability from without? International donors and "good governance" strategies in Russia / Corbin B. Lyday.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00022087
ISBN0813337429 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0813338050 (pb : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JN6695 .B85 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold