Political Science
Building the Russian state: Institutional crisis and the quest for democratic governance
Document Type
Book
Abstract
This study critically assesses the condition of Russia’s political, economic, social, legal, and military institutions and questions the capacity of the institutions to perform the duties of a state in the modern world. Has the Russian state managed to lay the institutional groundwork for long-term stability and democratic governance? The consensus of the contributors to this book is grim. The courts have grown increasingly complex, but their ability to enhance and support democracy has remained limited. State economic institutions have been unable to collect taxes, pay government workers, fund the healthcare system, pay its soldiers, or retain value in its currency. Political mechanisms for resolving center-periphery conflicts remain ineffective, and Russia’s political institutions seem less focused on serving public interests than on enriching the power of those in power.
Publication Title
Building the Russian State: Institutional Crisis and the Quest for Democratic Governance
Publication Date
2018
First Page
1
Last Page
245
ISBN
9780429970504
DOI
10.4324/9780429501951
Keywords
Russian state, Soviet Union, Russia, state-building
Repository Citation
Sperling, Valerie, "Building the Russian state: Institutional crisis and the quest for democratic governance" (2018). Political Science. 90.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_political_science/90
