Democracy derailed in Russia : the failure of open politics / M. Steven Fish.
"In this book, M. Steven Fish offers an explanation for the direction of regime change in post-Soviet Russia. Relying on cross-national comparative analysis and in-depth field research in Russia, Fish shows that Russia's failure to democratize has three causes: too much economic reliance o...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
©2005.
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Series: | Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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Summary: | "In this book, M. Steven Fish offers an explanation for the direction of regime change in post-Soviet Russia. Relying on cross-national comparative analysis and in-depth field research in Russia, Fish shows that Russia's failure to democratize has three causes: too much economic reliance on oil, too little economic liberalization, and too weak a national legislature. Fish's explanation challenges others that have attributed Russia's political travails to history, political culture, or "shock therapy" in economic policy. Democracy Derailed in Russia offers a theoretically original and empirically rigorous explanation for one of the most pressing political problems of our time."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Physical Description: | xviii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-302) and index. |
ISBN: | 0521853613 (hardback) 0521618967 (pbk.) |