Can Russia Modernise?
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- Synopsis
- In this original, bottom-up account of the evolution of contemporary Russia, Alena Ledeneva seeks to reveal how informal power operates. Concentrating on Vladimir Putin's system of governance - referred to as 'sistema' - she identifies four key types of networks: his inner circle, useful friends, core contacts and more diffuse ties and connections. These networks serve 'sistema' but also serve themselves. Reliance on networks enables leaders to mobilise and to control, yet they also lock politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen into informal deals, mediated interests and personalised loyalty. This is the 'modernisation trap of informality': one cannot use the potential of informal networks without triggering their negative long-term consequences for institutional development. Ledeneva's perspective on informal power is based on in-depth interviews with 'sistema' insiders and enhanced by evidence of its workings brought to light in court cases, enabling her to draw broad conclusions about the prospects for Russia's political institutions.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781107300927
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 02/06/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Alena V. Ledeneva
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies, Politics and Government, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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