Why not parties in Russia? Democracy, Federalism, and the State, Henry E. Hale
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Why not parties in Russia? Democracy, Federalism, and the State, Henry E. Hale
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eng
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non fiction
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Why not parties in Russia? Democracy, Federalism, and the State
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electronic resource
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dictionaries
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66902398
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Henry E. Hale
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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
Summary
Russia poses a major puzzle for theorists of party development. Whereas virtually every classic work takes political parties to be inevitable and essential to democracy, Russia has been dominated by non-partisan politicians ever since communism collapsed. This 2006 book mobilizes fresh public opinion surveys, interviews with leading Russian politicians, careful tracking of multiple campaigns, and analysis of national and regional voting patterns to show why Russia stands out. Russia's historically influenced combination of federalism and super-presidentialism, coupled with a post-communist redistribution of resources to regional political machines and oligarchic financial-industrial groups, produced and sustained powerful party-substitutes that have largely squeezed Russia's real parties out, damaging Russia's democratic development.--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Electoral markets and Russia's political smorgasbord -- Party entrepreneurship in Russia's electoral market 1989--2004 -- How much party is in the party system? -- Electoral markets and party substitutes in Russia : origins and impact -- Parties and party substitutes : determining the balance -- Conclusion : the market model and theories of parties, national -- Integration, and transitions from authoritarian rule
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