The Politics of Bad Governance in Contemporary Russia

2022·2.1 MB·English

by  Vladimir Gel'man

The Politics of Bad Governance in
Contemporary Russia

The Politics of Bad Governance
in Contemporary Russia
•
Vladimir Gel’man
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Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Tables ix
Preface and Acknowledgments xi
Chapter 1
The Politics of Bad Governance: A Framework for Analysis 1
Chapter 2
Post-Soviet Bad Governance: A Vicious Circle? 26
Chapter 3
Authoritarian Modernization: Illusions and Temptations 53
Chapter 4
Opportunities and Constraints: Policy Reforms in the 2000s 71
Chapter 5
The Technocratic Traps of Policy Reforms 93
Chapter 6
Success Stories amid Bad Governance 114
Chapter 7
The Politics of Bad Governance: Russia in Comparative Perspective 136
Notes 160
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List of Figures and Tables
Figures
Figure 1. Rule of Law in Russia, 1996–2018, World Bank 3
Figure 2. Control of Corruption in Russia, 1996–2018, World Bank 4
Figure 3. Regulatory Quality in Russia, 1996–2018, World Bank 4
Figure 4. Government Effectiveness in Russia, 1996–2018, World Bank 5
Figure 5. GDP Per Capita and Rule of Law, 2018, World Bank 7
Figure 6. GDP Per Capita and Control of Corruption, 2018, World Bank 7
Figure 7. GDP Per Capita and Regulatory Quality, 2018, World Bank 8
Figure 8. GDP Per Capita and Government Effectiveness, 2018,
World Bank 8
Figure 9. The Genesis and Effects of Bad Governance 14
Tables
Table 1. Why Russia Is Not Burkina Faso 6
Table 2. Antinomies of Features of Good and Bad Governance 11
Table 3. Factors of Success of Policy Reforms 77
Table 4. Features and Outcomes of Policy Reforms in Russia in the 2000s 89
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