Democracy derailed in Russia : the failure of open politics / M. Steven Fish.

Why has democracy failed to take root in Russia? This book 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.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Fish, M. Steven (Michael Steven), 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, ©2005.
©2005.
Series:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Some Concepts and Their Application to Russia; 3 Symptoms of the Failure of Democracy; 4 The Russian Condition in Global Perspective; 5 The Structural Problem; 6 The Policy Problem; 7 The Institutional Problem; 8 Can Democracy Get Back on Track?; References; Index.