Why has democracy failed to take root in Russia? After shedding the
shackles of Soviet rule, some countries in the postcommunist region
undertook lasting democratization. Yet Russia did not. Russia
experienced dramatic political breakthroughs in the late 1980s and
early 1990s, but it subsequently failed to maintain progress toward
democracy. 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 as well as on 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 to 'shock
therapy' in economic policy. The book offers a theoretically
original and empirically rigorous explanation for one of the most
pressing political problems of our time.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics |
Release date: |
August 2005 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
M. Steven Fish
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-85361-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Comparative politics
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LSN: |
0-521-85361-3 |
Barcode: |
9780521853613 |
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